Watchmen: Chapter II
Movie, 2024, Watchmen, Set in 1985
Watchmen: Chapter II is #20 of 25 in release order and #24 of 25 in chronological order in the DC.
The story
Suspicious of the events ensnaring their former colleagues, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are spurred out of retirement to investigate. As they grapple with personal ethics, inner demons and a society turned against them, they race the clock to uncover a deepening plot that might trigger global nuclear war.
Watchmen: Chapter II recap
In prison, Walter Kovacs tells psychiatrist Malcolm Long how he became Rorschach, while the crime boss Big Figure plots to kill him. Dan Dreiberg and Laurie Juspeczyk return to costume as Nite Owl and Silk Spectre and break Rorschach out during a riot; he kills Big Figure. Doctor Manhattan takes Laurie to Mars, where she learns the Comedian was her biological father. Her grief convinces him that human life is worth saving. Rorschach and Nite Owl trace Pyramid Holdings to Adrian Veidt's Antarctic retreat, Karnak.
Watchmen: Chapter II ending explained
Veidt has teleported a genetically engineered creature into New York, killing millions, to fake an alien attack and unite the world. The heroes agree to keep the secret, but Rorschach refuses and Manhattan kills him at his request, then leaves Earth. Dan and Laurie visit Laurie's dying mother Sally, and Laurie forgives her.
Post-credits scenes
During the credits, the publisher Benny Anger, frustrated by the new peace, has his assistant search the "crank files", where the assistant finds Rorschach's journal detailing Veidt's conspiracy.
Where to watch Watchmen: Chapter II
Watchmen: Chapter II is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.1/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Watchmen: Chapter I, before Creature Commandos.
- Chronological order: after Watchmen: Chapter I, before Watchmen.
What to watch before Watchmen: Chapter II
In release order, the essentials before Watchmen: Chapter II (2024) are Watchmen (2009) and Watchmen (2019). Watchmen: Chapter II itself is optional in the DC order.
Cast
- Troy Baker as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias / Derf / Laurence Schexnayder / Gerald Grice / News Announcer (voice)
- Adrienne Barbeau as Sally Jupiter / Police Dispatcher (voice)
- Michael Cerveris as Dr. Manhattan / Prison Guard #2 (voice)
- Zehra Fazal as Hira Manish / Newscaster (voice)
- Phil Fondacaro as Tom Ryan / Big Figure (voice)
- Grey DeLisle as Female Citizen #1 / Advisor #1 (voice)
- John Marshall Jones as Otis / Malcolm Long / General #1 (voice)
- Max Koch as Bernard / President Nixon / Lawrence Andrews (voice)
- Phil LaMarr as Comic Book Narrator / Bernie / Male Citizen #1 (voice)
- Yuri Lowenthal as Seymour / Knot Top #2 / Bully #1 (voice)
- Long Nguyen as Attendant #1 (voice)
- Geoff Pierson as Hollis Mason / Prison Guard #1 (voice)
Directed by Brandon Vietti.