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tv-show Watchmen (2019)

Released: October 20, 2019
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
Drama Crime Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Action & Adventure

Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.

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  • The Incomparable Mothership cover art
    The Incomparable Mothership January 12, 2020 HBO’s “Watchmen” (2019)
    496 Get Into the Elephant Stuff
    Jason Snell with Cicero Holmes, Merlin Mann, Joe Rosensteel and Aleen Simms

    There was a lot of great TV released in 2019, but if you ask us, there was none better than HBO’s “Watchmen”, which took a classic comic and tried to match it as a modern TV series. We discuss how the series dealt with race, superheroes, empire, masks, eggs, and legacy. Also: Will there be a second season? Should there be? Nothing ever ends, Adrian, especially if the spin-offs remain profitable.

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