Westworld’s Super Bowl Ad Threatens to 'Burn It to the Ground' on April 22

HBO’s first Big Game spot in 20 years sets up the drama’s long-awaited return

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HBO’s Super Bowl ad for Westworld teased an android uprising in the drama’s second season, which will premiere on Sunday, April 22.

The spot, which was directed by Westworld co-creator Jonathan Nolan and aired during the third quarter, combined scenes from Season 2 with footage shot exclusively for the Super Bowl ad.

It opened with majestic Western images, and narration by the star Evan Rachel Wood, who plays Dolores, one of the android hosts in the drama’s Wild West theme park: “Look at this world … this beautiful world … a world where you can be free.

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