Current Events > HBO won't be picking up season 2 of Watchmen. They wanted to, Lindelhof didn't.

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"Watchmen" won a loyal following and critical acclaim, as the superhero comics series was adapted into a politically relevant drama about race and the criminal justice system.
But don't look for a second season of the drama, which wrapped up its nine-episode run last month, largely because creator Damon Lindelof isn't interested in doing it.

HBO programming chief Casey Bloys told USA TODAY Wednesday that Lindelof, the co-creator of ABC's "Lost" who also created HBO's "The Leftovers," "brilliantly took this graphic novel and just kind of broke it open and created a whole new world," in which Regina King starred as a masked cop in Tulsa, in a 2019 when Robert Redford is president.

It's really in Damons thinking about what he wants to do.

If there's an idea that excited him about another season, another installment, maybe like a 'Fargo,' 'True Detective' (anthology) take on it, or if he wants to do something different altogether. Were very proud of 'Watchmen,' but what Im most interested in what Damon wants to do."

The answer: Nothing.

Lindelof told USA TODAY this week that he's told the story he wants to tell and has no interest in a second season, though he's "given my blessing" to HBO should it want to pursue a new installment with another writer-producer.

But Bloys concedes that's unlikely to happen: "It would be hard to imagine doing it without Damon involved in some way."

Sorry, fans, but the season-ending cliffhanger will likely never be resolved.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/01/16/watchmen-second-hbo-season-wont-happen-after-creator-bails/4491269002/

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The story ended and it has nowhere to go really.

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refmon posted...

The story ended and it has nowhere to go really.

Yeah I'm honestly fine with it ending.

There doesn't need to be a continuation. The conclusion was satisfactory.

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i guess ill have to check it out eventually

i just finished Black Sails and have that fresh in my head

need to process before binging another

honestly, i have other shows i still have to watch.
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Good, it didn't really have anywhere to go. Now if they could just announce Season 2 of Euphoria, I'd be content.

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De Evolution posted...

"It would be hard to imagine doing it without Damon involved in some way."

Kinda funny.
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*breathes in*

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Good.

It ended well.

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I thought the story wrapped up conclusively, even if I wasn't super happy with the outcome for a few of my favorite characters.

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De Evolution posted...

Yeah I'm honestly fine with it ending.

There doesn't need to be a continuation. The conclusion was satisfactory.

Huh?

the arrest of ozymandias was inconclusive. Did he end in jail? Did he escape? That could easily be season 2 material.
Did sister night get manhattan's powers after eating the egg? There are tons of loose ends man

YokoGeri posted...

Huh?

the arrest of ozymandias was inconclusive. Did he end in jail? Did he escape? That could easily be season 2 material.
Did sister night get manhattan's powers after eating the egg? There are tons of loose ends man

First one is easily a "it's pretty much what you thought" situation. I barely think that counts.

Second one is the only real one, and that's what they call an "ambiguous ending". And that's it.

Guess what else had an ambiguous ending? The original graphic novel.

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They really fucked up Ozymandias at the end smh. Really hope they don't continue because that Three Stooges outcome was fucking dumb.
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Smashingpmkns posted...

They really fucked up Ozymandias at the end smh. Really hope they don't continue because that Three Stooges outcome was fucking dumb.

agreed