WATCHMEN TV Series Gets An Official Pilot Order At HBO As Network Orders Additional Scripts
Last night, Damon Lindelof shared an image which seemed to confirm that pre-production was underway on the planned Watchmen TV series, and now we have official word that HBO has put in a pilot order...
Though this was all-but confirmed last night when showrunner Damon Lindelof shared an image from the writers' room, it's now been made official: HBO has given a formal pilot green light to a new Watchmen TV series.
Deadline broke the news this evening, while adding that the network has also backup scripts for the project.
No other details were provided, but per an earlier report we do know that this show will be completely separate to Zack Snyder's (who was actually involved with the series at one point) 2009 feature, which in turn means it'll most likely take quite a few liberties with Alan Moore's iconic source material.
Is there a chance it could take influence from the recent Before Watchmen comic series, perhaps?