When Watchers released on HBO in 2019, it received critical acclaim and became an instant fan favorite. The finale left the door open for a future story, but the show doesn’t appear to have another season. This is why.
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Based on the graphic novels by Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore, Watchers It unfolds in an alternate reality where superheroes Dr. Manhattan (Yahya Abdul-Mateen) and Angela Abar, aka Sister Night (Regina King) team up to fight supervillains in a society riddled with racial tensions.
The HBO series recently came back into the spotlight when President Donald Trump announced his Juneteenth rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The date and their choice of venue led fans to recall the depiction of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre series, a little-known real-life incident in which groups of Klan members attacked and killed residents. from Black Tulsa.
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Regina King says she would only return if showrunner Damon Lindelof does
At the end of WatchersRegina King’s character Angela Abar consumes an egg that could give her the powers of Dr. Manhattan. Her story could easily continue in a second season, but King says she will only return if showrunner Damon Lindelof does.
“I don’t know,” said King, speaking to Reese Witherspoon for Variety. “Honestly, I feel like I think HBO would want to get it back in the blink of an eye, but if Damon Lindelof doesn’t see an entry point for season 2, I think the possibilities are endless. But I feel like if Damon doesn’t see it, then It will be a no for me. “
Watchers showrunner Damon Lindelof not interested in another season
If King’s return is based on Lindelof, then Watchers He probably won’t have another season, or at least not one centered around his character. Because, in a recent interview with Collider, Lindelof clearly stated that he is not interested in writing another season.
“It is more that I want to honor what Watchers it was before I became part of it, “Lindelof said.” The legacy of Watchers it’s Alan [Moore] and Dave [Gibbons] created it and sat for 30 years obviously Zack [Snyder] We did his movie, which was a pretty canonical adaptation of the 12 issues, and then we did our television season, it was my turn. I was in the middle of the dance floor for a minute and I was able to make my move, but then you retreat to the edge of the circle and it’s someone else’s turn to dance. “
Lindelof wrote the nine-episode season as a consistent story, but said he wouldn’t mind if someone else took the reins to continue it.
“I think you and I know there will be more Watchers“He said.” That is going to happen, and if the people who decide they want there to be more Watchers pick up this story where they left it or do a completely different kind of Watchers history, that depends on them. But I see that many people who respond to the show are catalyzed and interested in what the world would look like if Angela Abar reformed it. I don’t have a good answer to that question, but that’s why it turned black when it did. “
Without Lindelof, it’s unclear which second season of Watchers It would seem And if someone else took over, there is no guarantee that King will return.
