As both a huge Michael Crichton and HBO drama fan, this newest announcement from the cable giant has me excited, especially about the early casting reports.  HBO and Bad Robot posted this on their Vines earlier today:

It looks like the first two names attached to this project are Oscar winners Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ed Harris.  Westworld WAS a 1973 film written and directed by Crichton,  but many fans felt the material better suited to a mini series.  In this story from Hollywood Reporter, they say the series’ androids — played by cast members including James Marsden, Evan Rachel Wood and Thandie Newton — can be killed off and return with completely different personas, allowing actors to play many characters.

Other names mentioned joining the cast are Miranda Otto and Jeffrey Wright.

With the ending of The Newsroom this year, I needed a new series to look forward to.  Sign me up HBO, sign me up.