![]() As the police force was rebuilt, laws were passed that required police to not disclose their profession and to protect their identities while on the job by wearing masks, which included allowing for costumed police officers. Of those who survived, only two stayed with the force: Detective Angela Abar and Police Chief Judd Crawford. On Christmas Eve 2016, during an event that came to be known as the "White Night", the Kavalry attacked the homes of 40 police officers working for the Tulsa Police Department. The Seventh Kavalry, a white supremacist group inspired by Rorschach's writings and masked image (having misinterpreted his journal as a racist manifesto), wages violent war against minorities and the police that enforce special reparations for victims of racial injustice. ![]() The series is set in 2019 Tulsa, Oklahoma. Unbeknownst to Manhattan, Rorschach had already sent his journal detailing the events to the local newspaper. Veidt's actions horrified his former companions, with Rorschach planning to tell the world what really happened before being vaporized by Doctor Manhattan, who then left the planet. In 1985, Adrian Veidt, formerly known as the vigilante Ozymandias, launched a false flag attack on New York City by creating an alien-looking squid monster which resulted in millions in the New York area being killed this forced the nations to work together against a common threat, averting world war and a nuclear holocaust. In the comic's alternate history of the 20th century, vigilantes, once seen as heroes, were outlawed due to their violent methods. The series takes place 34 years after the events of the comic series. The series received several awards, including 26 nominations and 11 wins at the Primetime Emmy Award, including Best Limited Series King for Best Actress for a Limited Series and Abdul-Mateen for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series - the most for any show in 2020. Watchmen received widespread critical acclaim for its performances, writing, visuals, score, and expansion of the source material, as well as commendation for highlighting the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. HBO subsequently confirmed there are no further plans for the show to continue without Lindelof returning in some capacity, and reclassified the work as a limited series with possible future installments. Lindelof left his role as showrunner after the first season, stating that he had completed his intended story. The series, promoted by HBO as an ongoing drama series, premiered on October 20, 2019, before concluding its nine-episode run on December 15. Angela Abar (King), a detective known as Sister Night, investigates the murder of her friend and the chief of the police, Judd Crawford (Johnson), and discovers secrets regarding the situations around vigilantism. A white supremacist group called the Seventh Kavalry has taken up arms against the Tulsa Police Department because of perceived racial injustices, causing the police to conceal their identities with masks to prevent the Seventh Kavalry from targeting them in their homes following the "White Night". The series focuses on events surrounding racist violence in present-day Tulsa, Oklahoma. ![]() While the series is technically a sequel that takes place 34 years after the events of the comics within the same alternate reality, Lindelof wanted to introduce new characters and conflicts which created a new story within the Watchmen continuity, rather than creating a reboot. Lindelof likened the television series to a " remix" of the original comic series. Jean Smart and Hong Chau joined the cast in later episodes. Its ensemble cast includes Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Andrew Howard, Jacob Ming-Trent, Tom Mison, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, Louis Gossett Jr. The TV series was created for HBO by Damon Lindelof, who also served as an executive producer and writer. Watchmen is an American superhero drama limited series based on the 1986 DC Comics series of the same title created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
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