Anna Daniels
You may have caught the Watchmen film a few years ago, but if you wanted to see this story reimagined for TV, HBO’s Watchmen series is a must-watch. The show takes place after the events of the original comics, so you’ll be introduced to new faces and exciting new plots in the same universe.
The series begins in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2019. In this world, the Seventh Kavalry, a white supremacist group, takes direction from the writings of Rorschach, whose journal was published before he was vaporized by Doctor Manhattan, and like Rorschach, they wear masks to hide their identity. In 2016, this group terrorized the Tulsa Police Department, killing several members of the force in an event known as “the White Night.” Since then, the group has gone underground, but an investigation of a police shooting raises concerns that they might be gearing up for another attack. And into this world step some familiar characters, a la Ozymandias (Jeremy Irons), the super genius from the original comic.
This Watchmen adaptation is undeniably darker than most MCU films, but MCU fans will undoubtedly appreciate the series’ willingness to explore new storylines in a well-known comic book universe. This fresh take on Watchmen was a cinematic risk, but it paid off, and while there might not be a season two, this self-contained story does justice to Alan Moore’s original work.
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