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HBO has scheduled an October premiere engagement for itsWatchmenTV series . After shrouding the task in secrecy throughout its other ontogeny and output , the cable television giant has slowly get to pull the curtain back on their mysterious comic Good Book adaptation . Watchmenis now sustain to take office in the present - day version of the alternative universe introduced inAlan Moore and Dave Gibbons ' measure comic book seriesof the same name - a place where masked vigilantes have been illegalize , the U.S. win the Vietnam War , and Richard Nixon served more than two terms as President .
The full - lengthWatchmentrailerreleased at San Diego Comic - Con in July revealed that , among other things , Dr. Manhattan is still around and living on Mars when the serial publication begin , there ’s a violent cultinspired by the at rest Rorschach , and Adrian Veidt aka . Ozymandias ( believed to be Jeremy Irons ' role ) has either died or recently faked his death . It ’s an intriguing apparatus for the relaxation of the show , which is being oversee by Damon Lindelof ofLostandThe Leftoversfame . Now , HBO has determine a concrete launch date for Lindelof ’s newest creation .
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PerHBO ’s annunciation , Watchmenis set to premiere on Sunday evening , October 20 at 9 p.m. EST . you’re able to check out their motion poster confirming the engagement below .
Watchmenis arriving on the heel of Blumhouse ’s revulsion - thrillerThe Hunt , which Lindelof co - wrote and produce , being cancelled in the wake of the late mass shooting in Dayton and El Paso . It ’s since do to luminousness thatThe Huntis a satire of the current U.S. political landscape and include explicit references to politically - loaded terms like " deplorables " and " elites " . It sound likeWatchmenwill be likewise satirical in its approach , with Lindelof having confirmed his plans to undertake event like white mastery and police barbarity on the show . The serial wo n’t shy away from overtly political earthly concern - building either , likemaking Robert Redford the longest - dish out POTUSin history by the fourth dimension the show gets go bad . It may yet attempt to be a close continuation of Moore and Gibbons ' approach to explore " What If ? " scenarios through the lens of theWatchmenuniverse , in this esteem .
Still , it will be interesting to see ifWatchmencatches on with HBO viewers in big phone number . The Leftoversaccumulated a reasonably loyal fad following and fair amount of vital acclaim over its three season run , but it never achieve the crossing appeal of past HBO hits ( much less , ratings juggernauts likeGame of Thrones).Even Zack Snyder’sWatchmenmoviestruggled to take off at the box federal agency a decade ago , raising doubts about how much demand there really is for a telecasting sequel . Then again , the fact that Lindelof ’s show is n’t a retelling - meld with its knife thrust at political relevance - should help to draw in those who are curious to watch more , at least in the beginning .
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Watchmenpremieres Sunday evening , October 20 at 9 p.m. EST on HBO .
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