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Watchmen (TV Miniseries)

HBO Max

Watchmen

2019

Damon Lindelof (Creator), Steph Green ...

Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Don Johnson ...

7.4

12,765

TV Series. Thriller. Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Mystery TV Series (2019). 1 Season. 9 Episodes. Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, 'Watchmen' embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.

	Author	Review
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"Insightful and exciting (...)HBO's stunning sequel series wrestles with big questions about American identity without sacrificing big-scale entertainment."	POS
United States	Darren Franich Entertainment Weekly	"A vividly felt tale of generational sorrow, tapping deeper weirdness and structural experimentation as it goes along (...) It’s dangerous, and invigorating"	POS
United States	Keith Phipps TV Guide	"This isn't the same Watchmen all over again. It's a Watchmen custom-fitted for the times at hand."	POS
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"Relentlessly entertaining, odd and creative (...) It's difficult to fully describe the visual and storytelling audacity behind HBO's Watchmen"	POS
United States	Kelly Lawler USA Today	"So much energy as is spent on the sociopolitical elements, but [it] is at its best when it tries a little less hard to be profound and instead focuses on the fascinating and deep cast of characters.(...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Daniel D'Addario Variety	"What 'Watchmen' sets out to do, taking the opportunity of an artwork perceived as unadaptable and writing a whole new story, is admirable. But both that original artwork and, more crucially, this story deserve better"	NEU
United States	Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"Not all of it works, but it’s a fascinating — and frequently thrilling — attempt to rebottle some of the same lightning that Moore and Gibbons unleashed back in the Eighties.(...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Haleigh Foutch Collider	"The new HBO‌ series may not be what diehard fans are expecting, but it’s a vital update and doting love letter to the original that marries the spectacle of a high-profile cable budget with gripping philosophical storytelling"	POS
United States	Danette Chavez AV Club	"Like a Hieronymus Bosch painting, it’s intricately detailed and expansive (...) Watchmen is commendably bold in its dive into this country’s fraught past and present"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	the world of Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore's landmark graphic novel becomes more of a launching pad for a show that is distinctly its own brilliant creation"	POS
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"'Watchmen' HBO series presents its own Rorschach test (...) Occasionally frustrating and meandering, it's never less than interesting"	POS
United Kingdom	Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"It is a bravura series that interrogates power, storytelling and the former embedded in the latter (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Michael Hogan Telegraph	"At last! A great screen version of Alan Moore's graphic novel (...) Johnson was craggily charismatic. King was brilliantly fiery (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ed Cumming The Independent	"One of the most unusual explorations of the superhero concept on television (...) A compelling demonstration of what can happen when source material is treated with sensitivity and imagination (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Huw Fullerton Radio Times	"It’s complex, stylish and occasionally confusing, but frankly it’s a significant achievement for Lindelof and his team"	POS
United Kingdom	Lewis Knight Mirror	"'Watchmen' is grandiose, political, and cinematic television, with epic blockbuster action scenes and standout performances (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Peter Crawley Irish Times	"It finds solid characters behind every mask as it does so, building on the foundations of its source material while staying supple enough to withstand tremors."	POS
Ireland	Pat Stacey Irish Independent	"A slick and engrossing opener (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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