Westworld star Luke Hemsworth has spoken about the HBO show's surprise cancellation, which means the series has now officially ended after four seasons.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere of his brother Chris Hemsworth's new show Limitless, Luke spoke about how disappointed he was to hear the show was cancelled — particularly because he found out the news on his birthday.
"I was like, 'F**k! Dammit,'" the actor, who played Ashley Stubbs on the show, said.
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"You hope these things go forever, but everyone's got their own reasons. I'm very thankful for my part in that series and that journey was a big part of my life, but yeah it was disappointing," Luke said.
"I think the idea right from the start was to go full circle and come back to be about loops, to be about human beings and robots being stuck in that trajectory. Unfortunately, we get cut off, but it's the nature of the world. You can't get depressed about it. You move on and it opens up new doors."
HBO surprisingly cancelled the show earlier this month, meaning that the series won't get a fifth season to wrap things up after season four ended with shocks of its own.
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However, co-showrunner Lisa Joy had previously hoped for a fifth season and even went so far as to suggest the show would end after season five.
"We have a plan for season 5 but you know, life can make other plans for you. So we'll just hope for the best," Joy said to The Wrap in August this year after season four ended.
"It's funny, we had this planned out even when writing the pilot which is bizarre. We're like, well if we're going to tackle all these things, what is the point we're trying to make at the end?"
Westworld airs on HBO in the US, and on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK. Season 4 is now available via digital platforms including iTunes, Amazon and Microsoft, and to pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray.
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