Watchmen
Series, 2019, Watchmen, Set in 2019
Watchmen is #9 of 25 in release order and #25 of 25 in chronological order in the DC.
The story
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.
Watchmen recap
In 2019, thirty-four years after Adrian Veidt's fake alien squid killed millions in New York, the Tulsa police wear masks to protect themselves from the Seventh Kavalry, white supremacists inspired by Rorschach's journal, after the "White Night" attacks on officers' homes. Detective Angela Abar works as the masked Sister Night. When police chief Judd Crawford is lynched, Angela finds the elderly Will Reeves at the scene. Will is her grandfather, a survivor of the 1921 Tulsa massacre, and was secretly the first masked hero, Hooded Justice. FBI agent Laurie Blake, once Silk Spectre, arrives to investigate. The trillionaire Lady Trieu builds a mysterious clock, the Kavalry and Senator Joe Keene plot to seize Doctor Manhattan's power, and Veidt, exiled by Manhattan, plots an escape from a prison on Europa. Angela's husband Cal turns out to be Doctor Manhattan, who has hidden as a human with no memory of himself.
Watchmen ending explained
The Kavalry captures Manhattan, and Keene tries to absorb his power but is destroyed. Lady Trieu, Veidt's daughter, takes Manhattan to steal his powers, killing him, until Veidt drops a rain of frozen squid that kills Trieu and saves Tulsa. Laurie arrests Veidt. Angela eats an egg Manhattan suggested might pass on his powers, and the series ends as she steps toward the pool to see if she can walk on water. It is a limited series with no sequel.
Where to watch Watchmen
Watchmen is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Shazam!, before Birds of Prey.
- Chronological order: after Watchmen: Chapter II, the last.
What to watch before Watchmen
Watchmen (2009), which Watchmen (2019) continues.
Cast
- Regina King as Angela Abar / Sister Night
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Cal Abar
- Jeremy Irons as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
- Jean Smart as Laurie Blake
- Tom Mison as Mr. Phillips / Game Warden
- Sara Vickers as Ms. Crookshanks
- Tim Blake Nelson as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
- Don Johnson as Judd Crawford
- Andrew Howard as Red Scare
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Old Man / Will Reeves
- Danny Boyd Jr. as Young Boy
- Dylan Schombing as Topher Abar
Created by Damon Lindelof.