Watchmen
2019 · Miniseries · TV-MA · ★ 7.6 · 91% critics
In an alternate history, masked “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, and a new web of events challenges what people think they know. Set with a nostalgic comic-book feel, the series builds a mystery around a world shaped by past choices and shifting power.
Based on Watchmen
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Streaming on HBO Max — or rent from $1.99.
9 hours to watch · 9 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-10-20
- Network
- HBO
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (1,602 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy layered mysteries and socially charged stories with bold style, plus HBO thrill-ride momentum; Not for you if you want a straightforward superhero plot like The Tick or Marvel's Daredevil.
Pros: clever storytelling; vivid worldbuilding; standout performances | Cons: divisive politics; unclear early pacing; mixed fan reception
Themes
- vigilante
- superhero
- based on graphic novel
- dystopian
Awards & recognition
- Critics' Choice Television Award — Best Drama Supporting Actress · 2020
- Critics' Choice Television Award — Best Drama Actress · 2020
- Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · 2020
- Peabody Awards · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie · 2020
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- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Limited Miniseries · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes · 2020
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special · 2020
- TCA Award — Outstanding New Program · 2020
- TCA Award — Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials · 2020
- TCA Award — Individual Achievement in Drama · 2020
- TCA Award — Program of the Year · 2020
- Writers Guild of America Award — Television: New Series · 2020
Cast & crew
Regina King
as Angela Abar / Sister Night
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
as Cal Abar
Don Johnson
as Judd Crawford
- RT
Ryan Hope Travis
as Jerry
- MI
Michael Imperioli
as Squid Man (uncredited)
- LB
Luke David Blumm
as Newspaper Boy
- DH
Denise Hillis
as ED Support Group
- JL
Jennii Vo Le
as Officer Jen
Jeremy Irons
as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
Jean Smart
as Laurie Blake
Directed by Steph Green, Frederick E. O. Toye, Andrij Parekh +3 more
Created by Damon Lindelof
Episodes1 season · 9 episodes
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