Westworld: HBO defends use of rape and violence against women as a 'fact of human history'

HBO has confirmed the series will debut on 2 October with a UK airdate expected to closely follow on Sky Atlantic.

Attending the HBO panel was president Casey Bloys and the show’s executive producer Lisa Joy who were asked increasingly tough questions about this moment.

Joy added that Westworld’s depiction of rape was not intended as a “fetishisation of those acts.”