WATCHMEN: First Reactions For Damon Lindelof's Latest Are Unbelievably Positive; "Regina King Is Incredible"

WATCHMEN: First Reactions For Damon Lindelof's Latest Are Unbelievably Positive; "Regina King Is Incredible"

The first reactions for Damon Lindelof's Watchmen series are in and they are overwhelmingly positive with many dubbing the series as simply incredible with an extremely badass turn from Regina King.

By RohanPatel - Oct 05, 2019 10:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Watchmen
Source: HBO
The pilot episode for Damon Lindelof's upcoming Watchmen series screened last night for an excited NYCC audience and based on these unbelievably positive first reactions, it sounds like HBO may have another megahit on their hands, just months after wrapping up Game of Thrones historic eight-season run.

Academy Award-winner Regina King, who is headlining the massive ensemble cast, receives universal acclaim for her performance as Angela Abraham, with viewers calling her "incredible" and "extremely badass," amongst other superlatives. 

On another note, it sounds like the upcoming series may ultimately turn out to be more of a nine-episode miniseries rather than something that spans multiple seasons. When asked by Deadline about how many seasons he envisioned for the series, he answered: 

"I’m not being flippant when I say that the answer is one.

Does that mean that there isn’t going to be anymore Watchmen? Not necessarily. Does that mean that I will be working on subsequent seasons of Watchmen? I don’t know is the answer to that question. We designed these nine episodes to be as self-contained as the original 12 issues. We wanted to feel like there was a sense of completeness, to resolve the essential mystery at hand. Obviously, there is a potential promise for the further exploration of the world but like the seasons of Leftovers that I did as opposed to Lost, which was designed to have cliffhanger finales and a promise of future storytelling.
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From Damon Lindelof and set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, this drama series embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name while attempting to break new ground of its own. The cast includes Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hong Chau, Andrew Howard, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, and James Wolk.

Watchmen is based on the graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC.


Watchmen features:
Regina King as Angela Abraham
Don Johnson as Chief Judd Crawford
Tim Blake Nelson as Looking Glass
Louis Gossett Jr. as Old Man
Adelaide Clemens as Pirate Jenny
Andrew Howard as Red Scare
Jeremy Irons as Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias
Tom Mison as Marcos Maez/Mime
Sara Vickers as Erika Manson/Marionette
Frances Fisher as Jane Crawford
Jacob Ming-Trent as Panda
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Cal Abraham
Dylan Schombing in an undisclosed role
Adelynn Spoon as Emma Abraham
Lily Rose Smith in an undisclosed role
Jean Smart as Agent Laurie Blake/Silk Spectre
James Wolk as Senator Keane
Hong Chau as Lady T.
Dustin Ingram as Agent Petey
TBD as Doctor Manhattan


Watchmen premieres October 20
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tmp3
tmp3 - 10/5/2019, 10:57 AM
I was expecting great things after The Leftovers, good to see it delivered based on the first reactions. Trent Rezner doing the music for this is so awesome. Wonder when the review embargo goes up?
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/5/2019, 10:59 AM
Of course they are, Regina King is in it.
narrow290
narrow290 - 10/5/2019, 11:00 AM
Looks like I’ll be renewing my HBO subscription!
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 10/5/2019, 11:03 AM
Hype
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/5/2019, 11:04 AM
@regularmovieguy - You seen The Leftovers?
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 10/5/2019, 11:06 AM
@tmp3

Some of season one...I was really digging it when I was watching it. Just fell behind.
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/5/2019, 11:07 AM
@regularmovieguy - Season 1 is good... Season 2 and 3 are when it really found its groove, incredible stuff. The finale really got to me emotionally.
Solarkalel85
Solarkalel85 - 10/5/2019, 11:33 AM
@tmp3 - cant understand why justin theroux isn't in more tv series/films.
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/5/2019, 11:36 AM
@Solarkalel85 - This! He's so incredible in The Leftovers, pouring his heart and soul into every single episode he did. He has a 5 second cameo in Joker that made me go "oh shit!!". I really hope Lindelof cast him as Dr. Manhattan, he'd do wonders with that part
Solarkalel85
Solarkalel85 - 10/5/2019, 12:44 PM
@tmp3 - yeah I saw that and the actor who plays one of the cops in joker was in the leftovers too,dont know his name.justin is something else though,love him
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/5/2019, 12:48 PM
@Solarkalel85 - Yeah, Bill Camp was one of the cops and he was the dude pretending to be God on The Leftovers. Theroux needs some more high profile gigs though, certainly better parts than voicing the dog in lady & the tramp lol
Solarkalel85
Solarkalel85 - 10/5/2019, 1:12 PM
@tmp3 - ah yeah for sure,its a pity.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/5/2019, 11:12 AM
It's time.
It's hype time.
ODanil
ODanil - 10/5/2019, 11:16 AM
I'm beyond Hyped!
4thMaster
4thMaster - 10/5/2019, 11:17 AM
"Regina King Is Incredible"

Solarkalel85
Solarkalel85 - 10/5/2019, 11:32 AM
Cant wait for this
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