4 TV Shows with Massive Budgets That Failed to Deliver

In recent years, Hollywood TV shows have maintained the go-big-or-go-broke mentality, that if you spend as much money as possible, you will get the largest return as reward. That may be true for some shows like Stranger Things , but the gamble always comes with an incredibly high risk. These are some of the most expensive shows that did not live up to excessive budgets thrown at them.

Westworld (2016–2022)

James Marsden and Evan Rachel Wood standing together outside in a scene from Westworld Credit: MovieStillsDB

Poised as HBO’s next mainstream hit, Westworld carried the reputation of a surefire gamble meant to draw in a new wave of viewers as Game of Thrones approached its final years. The show never held onto the narrative momentum that made its first season so electric,