Watchmen was a graphic novel released in the mid-80’s about an alternate reality were mostly retired super heroes are thrust back into it together during the height of the cold war. The series was created by Alan More and Dave Gibbons.
In 2009 the graphic novel was made into a movie for DC and Warner Bros. by director Zach Snyder.
Now it’s a TV series for HBO by Damon Lindelof. Here’s what the official HBO description says.
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
Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor and his composing partner Atticus Ross are in charge of the music.
The show debuts this October on HBO.
