Stories from the set

It was J.J. Abrams who suggested presenting the plot of the series from the point of view of the androids rather than the humans.

Due to an editing error, in the robbery scene in episode 1, Armistice first picks up a Winchester Model 1887 shotgun and starts firing it. But in the following shots she continues firing a Winchester Model 1873 rifle, after which she fires the shotgun again. Having used up the shotgun's ammunition, she puts it down and picks up that same rifle.

Quentin Tarantino was approached to direct this remake, but he declined the offer.

This is not the first remake of the film of the same name, which Michael Crichton (1942-2008) directed in 1973 from his own screenplay. In 1980, the CBS television network aired three of the five produced episodes of the series "Beyond Westworld", after which the series was cancelled and removed from the broadcast schedule.

Miranda Otto appeared in the pilot episode of the series, after which she left the project for season 5 of the series "Homeland" (2011). The role of Theresa Cullen went to actress Sidse Babett Knudsen.

Before his death in 2008, Michael Crichton was approached with an offer to write the screenplay for a remake of his own 1973 film, but the offer did not interest him.

For a time, it was believed that Tarsem Singh would direct.

The film «Westworld» (1973) was Michael Crichton's first attempt to depict a theme park where things went wrong. Much greater fame was gained by Steven Spielberg's 1993 film «Jurassic Park», based on Crichton's novel of the same name. Richard Attenborough played the park's creator and owner in it. In the series, the role of this character is played by Anthony Hopkins, an actor who appeared in five films directed by Attenborough. These are the biographical drama «Young Winston» (1972), the war-historical drama «A Bridge Too Far» (1977), the horror film «Magic» (1978), the biographical film «Chaplin» (1992), and the biographical melodrama «Shadowlands» (1993).

Anthony Hopkins and Thandiwe Newton appeared together in John Woo's action film «Mission: Impossible 2» (2000).

Ben Barnes broke his leg one day before filming. Afraid of losing his job, he told no one, making the limp part of his character.