San Francisco’s ‘Westworld’ Season 2 Premiere Reveals Intrigue

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Alas! The much-anticipated season 2 of the sci-fi series, “Westworld,” arrives this Sunday, April 22 on HBO. Based on the 1973 film by the late Michael Crichton, the mind-bending drama follows the lives of “hosts” (robots) and the wealthy visitors to Westworld, an experiential Wild-West themed park.

Created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the “Westworld” saga continues with the aftermath of a robot uprising in which robots revolted against their masters (humans) over the control of the futuristic amusement park.

This past Wednesday, HBO hosted the San Francisco premiere of the futuristic show with a 70-minute opener at the AMC Kabuki 8, and a Q&A session with “Westworld” cast members Simon Quarterman and Shannon Woodward.

Woodward’s character, the amusement park’s programmer Elsie Hughes, has created a lot of intrigue and suspense for fans as she was last seen being strangled by her supervisor.

So, did Elsie die?

“Who really dies on ‘Westworld’?,” quipped Woodward. “Anything can happen, right?”

As for Quarterman’s exasperating character Lee Sizemore, he shared some of the distasteful comments he’s received.

“People would come up to me and say, ‘I hate your character!’ They were just dripping venom. It got personal and I wasn’t expecting that.”

The second season of “Westworld” premieres on HBO on Sunday, April 22 at 9 p.m. (PT/ET).

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First Photo: Simon Quarterman and Shannon Woodward attend the "Season 2 of Westworld" Premiere on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in San Francisco, CA. (Photo Credit: Jonathan Shensa)