Westworld and other HBO Max TV shows that were cancelled may likely find new homes as ad-supported streaming content on various providers. Westworld will no longer be airing on HBO Max, it was recently confirmed, one month after it was announced that season 5 which would have been the series’ last would not be carrying forward. Since Warner Bros. and Discovery combined earlier this year, various cost-cutting choices have been taken in relation to the streaming service, including the choice not to distribute big-budget, nearly finished streaming movies like Batgirl. The Time Traveler’s Wife and Raised by Wolves, an HBO Max original, are two more TV shows that have been discontinued.
Westworld and other cancelled and withdrawn HBO Max shows will reportedly find new homes on free, ad-supported streaming platforms known as “FAST” services, according to Entertainment Weekly. The Time Traveler’s Wife, Raised by Wolves, The Nevers, FBoy Island, Legendary, Head of the Class, and Finding Magic Mike are among the series joining Westworld, as announced by Warner Bros. Discovery. While Minx and other recently cancelled series are not included in this list, Warner Bros. Discovery has stated that it still plans to make those series available to viewers.
The removal of Westworld from HBO Max is part of a rising trend for the streaming service, but fans can rest easy knowing that the series will still be accessible to stream elsewhere. Over the following few years, Warner Bros. Discovery plans to make billion-dollar cost reductions. Part of achieving that goal is the cancellation and removal of shows from HBO Max, with pricey series like Westworld being deemed too expensive for the corporation to continue producing and presenting on HBO Max.
Warner Bros. Discovery has indicated that keeping shows like Westworld and Raised by Wolves on HBO Max would lead to financial difficulties that would prevent them from achieving their goal of cutting billions in spending. Uncertainty persists on how aspects like as streaming figures, hosting episodes on HBO Max, or cast and crew royalties influenced the choice to drop shows like Westworld. However, it seems the company is aware of the popularity of some of its cancelled projects while scrapping their futures to significantly reduce the amount of money being spent, as evidenced by Warner Bros. Discovery moving Westworld and other shows to independent streaming services.