First Look at HBO's 'Westworld' Series Unveiled

December 23, 2014 08:09:53 GMT

A newly shared photo gives a look at a rough and tumble cyborg cowgirl from the dark drama based on Michael Crichton's 1973 sci-fi western-thriller film.

A glimpse at TV adaptation of Michael Crichton's "" has landed online. The first photo from the new HBO series features a rough and tumble cyborg cowgirl pointing a gun at someone or something unseen.

To , Jonathan Nolan ("") who co-wrote the pilot says the place is "where you can be whoever you want to be and there are no consequences-no rules, no limitations." He continues, "What happens in Westworld, stays in Westworld."

Co-creator Lisa Joy chimes in, "It's sci-fi but mashed-up with a Western. We get to look backward and forward." Nolan adds, "What we can tell you is that we intend to make the most ambitious, subversive, f***ed-up television series. The things that keep you up at night, any of those things that trouble you-that is exactly what the show is about."

The show has hired A-list stars including who plays the park's brilliant creative visionary, and who is cast as the iconic killer robot gunslinger made famous in the film by Yul Brynner. , , , , and Shannon Woodward are among other stars joining the sci-fi drama.

The original movie is set in a futuristic theme park populated with robot characters, one of which tortured the guests of the park. The TV remake is described as a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin. J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub and Bryan Burk serve as executive producers for the small-screen project.

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First Look at HBO's 'Westworld' Series Unveiled

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