HBO Orders 'Westworld' To Series

HBO has given a series order to one-hour drama Westworld, a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin. The show stars Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Miranda Otto, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Angela Sarafyan and Simon Quarterman.

Westworld is from Bad Robot Productions, Jerry Weintraub Productions and Kilter Films in association with Warner Bros. Television.

Jonathan Nolan is executive producer, writer and director, while Lisa Joy will be an executive producer and writer. The other executive producers are J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub and Bryan Burk.

The series is inspired by the motion picture Westworld, written and directed by Michael Crichton.

DirecTV Renews Scripted Drama 'Rogue' For 20 Episodes Split Over 2015 and 2016

DirecTV has renewed Rogue for 20 episodes, with production starting in January. The first 10 episodes will air in spring 2015 and the remaining 10 set for 2016.

The drama stars Thandie Newton as an undercover detective searching for her son's killer.

Rogue hails from creator Matthew Parkhill and producers Entertainment One in association with DirecTV. It recently wrapped its second season on the Audience Network — the same home that aired revived series Friday Night Lights and Damages.

"Viewers enthusiastically tuned-into season two and we look forward to sharing exciting new chapters in the lives of these richly drawn characters," said Chris Long, Senior VP Original Content and Production at DirecTV.