(HBO) Watchmen

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Watchmen is an American drama television series based on the graphic limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons published by DC Comics. The television series was created by Damon Lindelof for HBO, with Lindelof serving as executive producer and writer, and premiered on October 20, 2019. Its cast includes Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Andrew Howard, Jacob Ming-Trent, Tom Mison, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, Louis Gossett Jr., and Jeremy Irons, with Jean Smart and Hong Chau joining the cast in later episodes.

Lindelof compared this television series to a "mix" of the DC limited series; Although this sequel takes place 34 years after the events within the same alternate reality, Lindelof wanted to introduce new characters and conflicts that would create a new story within the Watchmen continuity, rather than create a reboot. It focuses on events surrounding racial tensions in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2019. The white supremacist group the Seventh Knights has confronted police over racial justice. Police in this region hide their identities with masks and allow masked vigilantes to join their ranks. Detective Angela Abar (King), a vigilante known as Sister Night, investigates the murder of her friend and superior Judd Crawford (Johnson) and uncovers many more secrets about vigilantism. In addition to new characters, the series introduces characters from the limited series, including Hooded Justice, Doctor Manhattan, Silk Spectre, and Ozymandias.

The series, originally promoted by HBO as a nine-episode drama series, originally aired between October 20 and December 15, 2019. Lindelof stepped down from his role after the first season, stating that he had completed the story that he had foreseen. HBO later confirmed that there are no further plans for the show to continue without Lindelof, and reclassified the play as a miniseries with possible future installments.

The series received critical praise on its broadcast, as well as praise for highlighting the forgotten 1921 Tulsa race massacre, which became poignant in the wake of the protests over the death of George Floyd in 2020. Watchmen has received several awards, including 26 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, the most for any show in the 2019 television season.

Synopsis

Watchmen takes place in an alternate reality, 34 years after the events of the comic series from which it is inspired. The vigilantes, once seen as heroes, have been banned due to their violent methods, and their plot "embraces the nostalgia of the groundbreaking original graphic novel while also attempting to break new ground."

The series takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during 2019. A group of white supremacists, the Seventh Knights, have appropriated the writings of Rorschach and his masked figure to wage a violent war against minorities and the police who impose special historical reparations for the victims of racial injustice. On Christmas Eve 2016, during an event that became known as the "White Night," the Seventh Kavalry attacked the homes of 40 Tulsa police officers. Of those who survived, only two remained within the police force: Detective Angela Abar and Chief Judd Crawford. As the police force was rebuilt, laws were passed requiring police not to reveal their profession and to protect their identities while working by wearing masks, allowing masked vigilantes to work alongside officers in the fight against the Kavalry.

cast and characters
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    Regina King as Angela Abar / Sister Night, a Tulsa police detective who wears a costume similar to a nun's habit and a ski mask. Faithe Herman portrays a young Angela Abar.
    Don Johnson as Judd Crawford, the chief of the Tulsa Police and a member of the Seventh Knights.
    Tim Blake Nelson as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass, a Tulsa police detective who wears a reflective mask. Phil Labes portrays a teenage Wade.
    Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Calvin "Cal" Abar (née Jelani), Angela's husband who turns out to be a form of Jonathan "Jon" Osterman / Doctor Manhattan. Darrell Snedeger and Zak Rothera-Oxley portray a young Jon Osterman.
    Andrew Howard as Red Scare, a Tulsa police detective who wears predominantly red attire and speaks with a Russian accent.
    Jacob Ming-Trent as Panda, a Tulsa police detective who wears a giant panda head as a mask.
    Tom Mison as Mr. Phillips, a series of male clones of the original Mr. Phillips who serve as Veidt's servants.
        Mison also portrays the Game Warden, a mysterious and powerful clone of the original Mr. Phillips who keeps Veidt in line.
    Sara Vickers as Ms. Crookshanks, a series of female clones of the original Mrs. Crookshanks who serve as servants to Veidt.
    Dylan Schombing as Christopher "Topher" Abar (formerly Doyle), Angela's adopted son, whose biological parents, the Doyles, were murdered on the White Night.
    Louis Gossett Jr. as Will Reeves, an elderly survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race riots and Angela's grandfather.
    Jeremy Irons as Adrian Veidt, an aristocratic lord of a country mansion formerly known as the vigilante Ozymandias.
    Jean Smart as Laurie Blake, previously the second person to use the alias Silk Spectre, who has since become an FBI agent and a member of the Anti-Vigilante Task Force.
    Hong Chau as Lady Trieu, the owner of Trieu Industries, a corporation that Veidt Enterprises purchased upon news of its original owner's death.

recurring

    James Wolk as Senator Joe Keene, the Republican senator from Oklahoma who is running for president. Keene's father is responsible for the Keane Law, which outlawed masked vigilantism.
    Frances Fisher as Jane Crawford, Judd's wife who is a member of the Seventh Knights.
    Jessica Camacho as Pirate Jenny, a member of the Tulsa Police who wears a pirate-inspired outfit.
    Dustin Ingram as Dale Petey, an FBI agent who teams up with Laurie to investigate the Tulsa situation.
    Adelynn Spoon as Emma Abar, Angela and Cal's adopted daughter.
    Lily Rose Smith as Rosie Abar, Angela and Cal's adopted daughter.
    Steven Norfleet as O.B. Williams, the late father of Will Reeves and great-grandfather of Angela Abar.
    Alexis Louder as Ruth Williams, Will Reeves' late mother and Angela Abar's great-grandmother.

guests

    Cheyenne Jackson as the actor who plays Hooded Justice on the fictional television show American Hero Story.
    Henry Louis Gates Jr. as himself, in the role of Secretary of the Treasury.
    Lee Tergesen as Mister Shadow, a vigilante who is lured into a trap set up by Laurie Blake.
    David Andrews as Deputy Director Max Farragut, superior to Laurie Blake and Dale Petey.
    Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Bian, apparently Lady Trieu's daughter, who is actually a younger clone of Trieu's mother. Hoang-Rappaport also portrays the original Bian.
    Danielle Deadwyler as June, Will's wife and Angela's grandmother who works as a reporter. Valeri Ross portrays an older June.
    Anthony Hill as Marcus Abar, Angela Abar's father, who is killed by a suicide bomber.
    Devyn A. Taylor as Elise Abar, Angela Abar's mother, who is killed by a suicide bomber.
    Ted Johnson as Joe Keane Sr., the senator who passed the Keane Act, father of Joe Keane Jr., and a member of Cyclops.

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