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HBO has announced no less than six cast members for Damon Lindelof’sWatchmencomic book boob tube series buffer . In the years since Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons released their landmarkWatchmencomics , the property has catch both a prequel comical Holy Scripture miniseries ( Before Watchmen ) and a sequel comic serial ( Doomsday Clock ) , neither of which involved Moore or Gibbons . Watchmenwas also adapted for the big screen in 2009 under Zack Snyder ’s direction , and is now pass water its way to the little sieve as a hot - action mechanism show for the first fourth dimension now .
Lindelof , who previously co - createdThe Leftoversfor HBO , only just posted a five - Thomas Nelson Page statement to societal medium , exact thatWatchmenis a ' remix ' of the propertythat will neither bring up nor reproduce the event of Moore and Gibbons ' laughable book tale . It ’s not clear yet how many of the characters that survived the originalWatchmencomic book saga will give in the TV show either , with Lindelof teasing that there will be several"New faces [ and ] new masks to cover them"on the serial . However , we do now know at least some of the actors that will be appearing in the small screen iteration ofWatchmen .
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accord toVariety , Regina King is playing a lead role inWatchmenand will share the screen with veteran TV veterans Don Johnson and Louis Gossett Jr. ( the originalMiami ViceandRoots , respectively ) . TheWatchmenTV show pilot will further admit Adelaide Clemens ( repair ) and Andrew Howard ( agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.,Hell on bicycle ) , as well as the ever fecund picture and TV character reference doer Tim Blake Nelson ( renowned for his roles in films likeO’Brother , Where Art Thou ? ) . Based on a antecedently - releasedWatchmencasting breakdown , King is almost sure as shooting play Angela Abraham , an"independent and reasoning [ bull who ’s ] also a realist " .
It appears theWatchmenTV show will take billet in the present , albeit the present - day rendering of the alternate universe in Moore and Gibbons ' original comedian . In that earthly concern , the U.S. actually won the Vietnam War thanks to the involvement of costumed superheroes - especially that of Jon Osterman aka . Dr. Manhattan , a being with god - similar powers and an allergic reaction to clothes - and Richard Nixon was still the country ’s president well into the eighties . Lindelof has confirmed that Moore and Gibbons ' original twelve issues ofWatchmenare canyon to the show , imply the series will ( presumably ) examine what fall out in the backwash of Adrian Veidt aka . Ozymandias ' direful attempt to convey about world peace of mind through the slaughter of millions .
As polarise as Lindelof ’s body of work can be ( in particular hisPrometheusmovie script andLOSTTV show finale ) , many critic seem to agree thatThe Leftoversrepresents his most compelling offeringyet . The series cut deep and dark with its exploration of mass trauma , as well as the struggle between faith and trust versus skill and rationalism . TheWatchmencomics have long wrestled with similar subject and controversial issues , which suggests that Lindelof may yet well essay to be the correct soul to ' remix ' the holding for cable television . And with an already great cast of characters in post , he ’s for certain pay back started on the proper foot here .
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