"Watchmen" (Television Series) News & Discussion (Spoilers)

[MDawg]

Series Premiere: October 2019​

Damon Lindelof is in talks to handle the Watchmen TV series for HBO and Zack Snyder is not involved at all with it.

 

[Yojimbo]

9/19: Looks like Lindelof started day one of Watchmen.

9/20: THR reports HBO has committed to the series with a pilot order and commissioned additional scripts.

 

[Rick Jones]

I never expected this could happen after the movie.

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[Yojimbo]

I never expected this could happen after the movie.

9/21: I guess a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen TV show is next.

11/19: Lindelof comments on the need to take the comic to TV.

12/18: Starts filming March 2018.

1/11: HBO President Bloys praises the script and confirms it will film this year.

1/30: Nicole Kassell will direct the pilot.

4/24: Lindelof states he's not adapting Watchmen into a TV show and likens it to be more like FX's Fargo series is being done.

 

[Fone Bone]

Somehow I don't think Lindelof's adaptation semantics will pass muster with Moore. He famously hated and was against the Watchmen prequel comics and couldn't have been happy about the story being brought into the DC Universe proper.

 

[Daikun]

4/24: Lindelof states he's not adapting Watchmen into a TV show and likens it to be more like FX's Fargo series is being done.

I'm okay with that. The movie already adapted the original story. Better to try something new than retread old ground.

 

[RoyalRubble]

That Hashtag Show reports the following character details:

Angela Abraham: African-American female cop. Independent and intelligent, she’s also a realist. She’s married to Cal, with whom she has a daughter and is fiercely protective of them both.

Cal Abraham: African-American male who is the stay-at-home husband of Angela. While he seems at home as the king of his castle and being a loving husband and father, it’s clear his past has a different story to tell.

Looking Glass: A good looking cop, the native Oklahoman isn’t simple as his rural accent makes him appear to be. A top interrogator and behavioral scientist, he may also be a bit of a sociopath.

Panda: An ethnic desk cop, he’s cynical and tough and puts his job first. Not a friend to many, he uses comedy to keep people at bay.

Red Scare: Mafioso, track suit wearing cop. His Russian accent lends to his abrasiveness.

Pirate Jenny: An androgynous and lustful bisexual cop, Jenny is an anarchist at heart.

Jane Crawford: The wife of the police chief, Judd, Jane is a veterinarian who’s sharper than her guarded persona lets on.

Old Man: A former cop who is still an imposing figure despite his age.

 

[Yojimbo]

Ok... so unless they're really being secretive, maybe a new team is formed?

 

[Rick Jones]

I'm hoping it's just being very secretive. Only some keywords in the bios remind of certain characters, like sociopathic interrogator makes me think of Rorschach or Old Man makes me think of Hollis Mason. I don't know. Hopefully, it all works out for the best.

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[Yojimbo]

5/6: Working title is "Brooklyn".

 

[RoyalRubble]

May 22nd:
Damon Lindelof wrote a letter for Watchmen fans.

Note it contains some foul language

May 23rd:
Hollywood Reporter has some casting news:

The Leftovers grad Regina King will reunite with Lindelof on the HBO pilot and lead a cast that includes Don Johnson (Miami Vice), Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman), Adelaide Clemens (Rectify) and Andrew Howard (Hatfields & McCoys).

 

[Yojimbo]

Filming has started. Don Johnson has been spotted as a police sergeant surrounded by officers with yellow masks on -- some form of parapolice organization in an alternative universe city of Tulsa.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Hollywood Pipeline has the first photos from the set featuring Regina King.

 

[Yojimbo]

6/7: More set photos from Georgia.

6/11: Lot's of nods, even to the squid ruse, on the set and a newspaper reveals Ozymandias has died.

 

[Otaku-sempai]

Unless Veidt has faked his own death.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Jeremy Irons has joined the cast.

 

[Yojimbo]

Tom Mison joins the cast along with newcomers Frances Fisher and Jacob Ming-Trent.

 

[Fone Bone]

Tim Mison joins the cast along with newcomers Frances Fisher and Jacob Ming-Trent.

TOM Mison. You WILL respect the Ichabod Crane!

 

[RoyalRubble]

June 29th:
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Sara Vickers also joined the cast.

June 30th:
According to That Hashtag Show, Jeremy Irons will play Ozymandias.

 

[Rick Jones]

That's pretty perfect casting for an older Ozymandias. Just the other day, I was thinking he'd be perfect if the movie was actually made in the 80s.

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