I had no idea HBO was even doing this, and my instinct is to scrunch up my nose at it. I like the original graphic novel and found the film merely okay (among other things, they didn’t do the Comedian right). It was a provocative examination of super-hero tropes at the time, but I don’t know if it has any real purpose today. I mean, The Incredibles hit the same themes in a family-friendly Pixar flick. Do we really need to Subvert The Superhero more than we already have?

And I’m  a bit worried about HBO (and others) doing miniseries after miniseries based on existing hit IP’s. They’re going to start expecting everything to be Game of Thrones, and that’s not going to work for premium cable TV any better than it’s worked for Hollywood expecting everything to be Titanic.

The cast of HBO’s “Watchmen” pilot continues to grow. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Sara Vickers have both joined the project, which hails from Damon Lindelof. As with previous “Watchmen” casting announcements, HBO provided no details about the characters the two will play. They join previously announced cast members Regina King, Don Johnson, Jeremy Irons, Tim Blake…

via ‘Watchmen’ Pilot Adds Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sara Vickers — Variety