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The premium cable network made the announcement Monday via a creepy Vine posted to its Twitter account: You are correct. @CaptainAutism [@JillPantozzi](https://twitter.com/JillPantozzi?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [@vqnerdballs](https://twitter.com/vqnerdballs?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Westworld](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Westworld?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) — HBO (@HBO) [November 17, 2014](https://twitter.com/HBO/status/534460351140876288?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) The show, based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 film of the same name, will center on an adult amusement park that is filled with lifelike robots. Stars are flocking to the project, [according to](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/how-hbos-westworld-became-tvs-728698) _The Hollywood Reporter,_ because of the juicy acting opportunity to play many different characters in a single season, as the plot involves robots that are killed off and return with completely different personalities. So far James Marsden (_X-Men_), Ed Harris (_A Beautiful Mind_), Evan Rachel Wood (_The Wrestler_), Thandie Newton (_The Pursuit of Happyness_) and Jeffrey Wright (_Casino Royale_) will join Anthony Hopkins in the show. Unlike HBO’s all-star _True Detective_, which tells a new story with new actors every season, actors on _Westworld_ will sign multi-season contracts. This will be Hopkins’ first series regular role ever. Penned by married writing duo, Jonathan Nolan (_Interstellar_) and Lisa Joy (_Burn Notice_), _Westworld_ will be produced by Nolan and J.J. Abrams. 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