‘Watchmen’ TV Series First Look Arrives As Production Begins
TheWatchmanTV series has begun production, and to kick things off, we have our first official look from the series. Don’t gettooexcited, though – while the image shows someone in uniform, it’s probablynota superhero. The image certainly paints a portrait of a dark dystopian landscape, though. See theWatchmenTV series first look below.
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There you have it: our first look atWatchmen. Who is this mysterious masked police officer? Is this even a main character on the show, or just someone from the background?Previous set photosshow several uniformed police officers standing around wearing similar yellow face masks, which indicates this could be the standard police uniform in the world in whichWatchmentakes place. Faceless law enforcement officers certainly fits in with the proto-fascist world of the classic comic.
Anticipation for HBO’sWatchmenis high. The graphic novel fromAlan MooreandDave Gibbonsis a seminal work still held in high regard to this day. And while Zack Snyder already turned the comic into a film, the series is setting out to do something completely different. Rather than simply adapt Moore and Gibbons' story, showrunnerDamon Lindelofis instead telling a kind of sequel – a story set in the same world as the comic, 30 years later.
“We have no desire to ‘adapt’ the twelve issues Mr. Moore and Mr. Gibbons created thirty years ago. Those issues are sacred ground and will not be retread nor recreated nor reproduced nor rebooted. They will however be remixed,” Lindelof said, adding: “This story will be set in the world its creators painstakingly built…but in the tradition of the work that inspired it, this new story must be original. It has to vibrate with the seismic unpredictability of its own tectonic plates. It must ask new questions and explore the world through a fresh lens. Most importantly, it must be contemporary.”
The official logline forWatchmensells it as being “set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, this drama series from executive producer Damon Lindelof embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name while attempting to break new ground of its own.”
We’ll no doubt get better looks at the show, its characters, and its world as production continues. For now, though, we’ll have to make due with this mysterious image. To help bring the series to life, Lindelof and company have assembled a cast that includesRegina King,Don Johnson,Tim Blake Nelson,Louis Gossett Jr.,Adelaide Clemens,Andrew Howard,Jeremy Irons,Tom Mison,Frances Fisherand many more.Trent ReznorandAtticus Ross, who’ve handled musical scores for films likeThe Social NetworkandGone Girl, are providing the music.
