The characters from the American science fiction western thriller television series "Westworld", based on the 1973 film of the same name.
 Takes place in the fictional Westworld, a technologically advanced, Western-themed amusement park populated completely by synthetic androids.
Westworld is a 1973 American science fiction Western thriller film written and directed by novelist Michael Crichton about amusement park androids that malfunction and begin killing visitors.
 It stars Yul Brynner as an android in a futuristic Western-themed amusement park, and Richard Benjamin and James Brolin as guests of the park.
"The Original" is the first episode of the HBO science fiction thriller television series "Westworld".
 The teleplay was written by series co-creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, who wrote the story with Michael Crichton, writer and director of the 1973 film the series is based on; the episode was directed by Nolan.
(born 15 September 1977) is an English actor and producer.
 His motion picture debut was in Ridley Scott's 2001 action film "Black Hawk Down".
 Hardy's other notable films include the science fiction film "" (2002), the crime film "RocknRolla" (2008), biographical psychological drama "Bronson" (2008), sports drama "Warrior" (2011), Cold War espionage film "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011), crime drama "Lawless" (2012), drama "Locke" (2013), mobster film "The Drop" (2014), and the biographical western thriller "The Revenant" (2015), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
 He portrayed "Mad" Max Rockatansky in the post-apocalyptic film "" (2015), and both of the Kray twins in the crime thriller "Legend" (2015).
 He has appeared in three Christopher Nolan films: the science fiction thriller "Inception" (2010), the superhero film "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), as Bane, and the action-thriller "Dunkirk" (2017), based on the British evacuation in World War II.
 Hardy has been cast as Eddie Brock/Venom in a live-action film adaptation of the same name, set to be released in 2018.
Westworld is an American science fiction western thriller television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for HBO.
 It is based on the 1973 film of the same name, which was written and directed by American novelist Michael Crichton, and to a lesser extent on the 1976 sequel "Futureworld".
 It is the second TV series based on the two films, the first being the short-lived 1980 series "Beyond Westworld".
 Nolan and Joy serve as executive producers along with J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, and Bryan Burk, with Nolan directing the pilot.
 The first season premiered on October 2, 2016, concluded on December 4, 2016, and consisted of ten episodes.
 In November 2016, HBO renewed the show for a ten-episode second season, planned for a debut in early 2018.
"Trompe L'Oeil" is the seventh episode of the HBO science fiction thriller television series "Westworld".
 The episode aired on November 13, 2016.
Lisa Joy is an American screenwriter and executive producer.
 She is co-creator and executive producer of the HBO series "Westworld."
 Her work also includes screenwriting of the television series "Burn Notice" (for which she also served as a co-producer) and "Pushing Daisies".
 Lisa Joy received an Emmy nomination for her writing in "Westworld" in July 2017.
"24" is an American dramatic action/thriller television series co-created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran.
 It premiered on Fox on November 6, 2001.
 "24" centers on the (fictitious) Los Angeles branch of the U.S. government's "Counter Terrorist Unit" (CTU).
 The series is presented in real time format; each one-hour episode depicts one hour's worth of events, and each season is a 24-hour period in the life of protagonist Jack Bauer (played by Kiefer Sutherland), a CTU agent.
 The first six seasons of the show are set in Los Angeles and nearby locations – both real and fictional – in California, although other locations have been featured.
 The television film "" is primarily set in the fictional African country, Sangala.
 The seventh shifts locations to Washington, D.C., and the eighth season is set in New York City.
 The ninth season "" takes place in London.
"The Bicameral Mind" is the tenth episode and season one finale of the HBO science fiction thriller television series "Westworld".
 The episode aired on December 4, 2016.
"Trace Decay" is the eighth episode of the HBO science fiction thriller television series "Westworld".
 The episode aired on November 20, 2016.

Question: Westworld, an American science fiction western thriller television series co-created by an American screenwriter and who?
Answer: Jonathan Nolan