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Watchmen
A dense, cerebral puzzle box that weaves racial trauma with superhero myth, demanding close attention and rewarding it with unsettling, powerful payoffs.
About 2019 American superhero drama television series
Genres blaxploitation, drama, crime, fantasy, dystopian, alternate history, superhero
Created by Damon Lindelof
Written by Damon Lindelof
Starring Jeremy Irons, Regina King, Don Johnson, Louis Gossett Jr., Jean Smart, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tim Blake Nelson, Frances Fisher
Music Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Length 1 seasons, 9 episodes, 60 min each
Network HBO
Country United States
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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