HBO has officially announced the renewals of Westworld, Divorce, and Insecure. The network will bring all three shows back for second seasons, although Westworld fans may have to wait until 2018 for season two. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, HBO Programming President Casey Bloys said due to the size of the production, Westworld season two might not be ready for a fall 2017 premiere.
“I am thrilled to announce the pickup of our three fall series, all of which have distinctive, original voices,” stated Bloys. “Critics and viewers alike have welcomed Westworld and Insecure, as well as the return of Sarah Jessica Parker to the network after 12 years with Divorce.”
Season one of Westworld has been averaging 11.7 million viewers while Insecure averages 3.2 million and Divorce has been drawing in an average of 4.4 million viewers per episode. Westworld was created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, and is based on the 1973 Michael Crichton film starring Yul Brynner. Divorce comes from Sharon Horgan and Insecure was created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore.
Westworld premiered on October 2, 2016 and airs on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT. The series stars Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jimmi Simpson, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ben Barnes, Simon Quarterman, Angela Sarafyan, Luke Hemsworth, and Clifton Collins, Jr.
Divorce reunites Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker with HBO after a 12 year series TV break. Thomas Haden Church co-stars in the half hour comedy as Parker’s character’s husband. The plot follows Frances (Parker) who has “suddenly begun to reassess her life and her strained relationship with her husband after more than a decade of marriage and two children. But she soon discovers that making a clean break and a fresh start is harder than she thought.”
Insecure airs on Sundays at 10:30pm ET/PT and stars Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji as best friends who “must deal with their own real-life flaws as they attempt to navigate different worlds and cope with an endless series of uncomfortable everyday experiences.”
