HBO's WATCHMEN Gets an October Premiere Date

HBO has finally announced the premiere date of Damon Lindelof’s highly anticipated Watchmen series, and that premiere date is October 20th! Here’s a short little announcement promo that was shared:

10/20. Tick Tock. #WatchmenHBO pic.twitter.com/RsEq8Fh3es

— Watchmen (@watchmen) September 3, 2019

Watchmen is inspired by the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, and this series is a continuation of that story set years after the events in the original story.

The series is set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws. It embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name while attempting to break new ground of its own.

The cast includes Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hong Chau, Andrew Howard, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, James Wolk, and Robert Redford as President of the United States.

Are you excited about watching this series? Do you think Lindelof will deliver a great show that fans of the graphic novel will enjoy and appreciate?

You can check out the previously released trailer for the series below.

There is a vast and insidious conspiracy at play. #WatchmenHBO debuts this October. 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.