HBO Moving Forward with WATCHMEN Series; Damon Lindelof May Develop

A couple years ago, it was revealed that Watchmen director Zack Snyder was talking with HBO about developing a television adaptation of the story. Since then, we didn’t get any updates, and Snyder had been busy with Batman v Superman and Justice League. (He left post-production work on the latter to deal with a family tragedy.) But now, HBO is moving forward with the series – without Snyder.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Damon Lindelof is in talks to develop a Watchmen show for HBO. Lindelof served as co-creator and showrunner on Lost and HBO’s The Leftovers. He has also written movies such as Prometheus and Star Trek Into Darkness. Back in 2009, Lindelof talked about his love for Watchmen and how it influences his work.

Watchmen is currently in the early development process. It’s unclear how much it will take from the original graphic novel, or even if it will take some stuff from the “Before Watchmen” comics. But the movie was extremely faithful to the source material, so it will be interesting to see how the show will approach it.

The HBO series also comes when the Watchmen brand is making a resurgence in the public eye. Dr. Manhattan and other characters are being integrated in the mainstream DC Universe with Rebirth, with the former meeting Superman in the “Doomsday Clock” arc later this year. Also, Warner Bros. is apparently developing an animated movie adapting Watchmen.

Stay tuned for more news as we have it.