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HBO buy first Super Bowl ad in 20 years... to debut exclusive season 2 teaser of Westworld

Published: 19:49 EDT, 2 February 2018 | Updated: 17:21 EDT, 4 February 2018

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HBO will release an ad for the highly-anticipated season two of Westworld during the 52nd Super Bowl on Sunday.

The cable network's spot will debut exclusive footage from the show's co-creator Jonathan Nolan, according to Entertainment Weekly.

The ad purchase is shocking to many since it's HBO's first Super Bowl commercial in 20 years.

A long time coming: HBO will release an ad for the highly-anticipated season two of Westworld during the 52nd Super Bowl on Sunday

Pricey cost: The cable network's spot will debut exclusive footage from the show's co-creator Jonathan Nolan, according to Entertainment Weekly

The last time the network purchased a spot for the championship football game was back in 1997 and 1998.

As for the sci-fi show, HBO hasn't officially released a premiere date for Westworld season two.

Fans have waited over a year to get a peek of what's next for the show after the season one finale that aired December 2016.

The highly-anticipated HBO series is about android hosts who live in a vast theme park, where rich guests pay to act out their every fantasy - including rape and murder - until the robots seem to gain consciousness and seek revenge after a coding malfunction.

Best in the west: The ad purchase is shocking to many since it's HBO's first Super Bowl commercial in 20 years

Back in time: The last time the network purchased a spot for the championship football game was back in 1997 and 1998

Coming soon: As for the sci-fi show, HBO hasn't officially released a premiere date for Westworld season two

The show reportedly cost the network an astonishing $100 million and faced multiple production delays during the first season.

Westworld is based on the futuristic 1973 Michael Crichton movie.

Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, James Marsden, Anthony Hopkins and Ed Harris also star in the award-nominated show.

The Westworld creators released the first teaser for season two this past summer at Comic-con.

Inside look: Fans have waited over a year to get a peek of what's next for the show after the season one finale that aired December 2016

Creepy: The highly-anticipated HBO series is about android hosts who live in a vast theme park, where rich guests pay to act out their every fantasy

Sunday's commercial will cost HBO a hefty price since 2017's ad spots cost an estimated 5.5million dollars for 30 seconds, according to Sports Illustrated.

It should also be noted that the cable network never purchased a commercial spot for their two beloved shows, Sopranos and Game of Thrones.

HBO's competitors, Hulu and Amazon Prime, also purchased some time in Sunday's game to promote their up and coming shows in 2018.

The Super Bowl will air February 4 on NBC.