Westworld's Luke Hemsworth Says All Signs Point To Season 2

Westworld star Luke Hemsworth — who plays Stubbs, a no-nonsense head of Security who is in charge of monitoring host and human interactions and ensuring the safety of the guests — sat down with The Wrap to discuss the possibility of a second season and a popular fan theory for the HBO television series.

When Westworld debuted last month, it got off to a great start, pulling in 3.3 million viewers across all platforms to become the most watched HBO drama series premiere since the debut of True Detective; however, now that it is going up against The Walking Dead, ratings have taken a bit of a dip. Since the show reportedly cost $100 million to produce, it is vital that the ratings show signs of growth. Being this fall's most-buzzed about new show may not be enough to get a second season green-lit.

What has Hemsworth heard about a possible second season? "Still no word!" he exclaimed. "Everyone keeps saying, 'Yeah, today, tomorrow, yup.' All the signs are there, but the official word. Hopefully, it's all good."

With the show being so popular and so mysterious, a lot of fan theories are floating around. It's hard to keep track of them all, but one in particular has quite a bit of support. It theorized that the show "takes place over multiple time periods, with various actors playing older or younger versions of the same people."

When the theory is brought up to Hemsworth, he doesn't shoot it down. "I can't speculate on that because I know what's happening," he responsed. "I'm not gonna give it away and it'll ruin it for you!"

Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and William (Jimmi Simpson) journey into treacherous terrain; Maeve (Thandie Newton) delivers an ultimatum; Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) considers his next move.

Created for television by Jonathan Nolan (Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Person of Interest) and Lisa Joy (Pushing Daisies, Burn Notice), both of whom are executive producing and writing, with Nolan also directing, the series was inspired by the 1973 motion picture Westworld, written and directed by Michael Crichton.

The cast features Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford, Ed Harris as The Man in Black, Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy, James Marsden as Teddy Flood, Thandie Newton as Maeve Millay, Jeffrey Wright as Bernard Lowe, Tessa Thompson as Charlotte Hale, Sidse Babett Knudsen as Theresa Cullen, Jimmi Simpson as William, Rodrigo Santoro as Hector Escaton, Shannon Woodward as Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as Armistice, Ben Barnes as Logan, Simon Quarterman as Lee Sizemore, Angela Sarafyan as Clementine Pennyfeather, Luke Hemsworth as Stubbs, and Clifton Collins, Jr. as Lawrence.

Toye directed the episode written by Halley Gross & Jonathan Nolan.

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"Trompe L'Oeil" episode of Westworld will air tonight at 9|8c on HBO.