Episode #15 – Watchmen (HBO), Part 1
In the first part of this three-part series, we cover episodes 1-3 of HBO’s Watchmen. We discuss how Damon Lindelof has done the impossible, praise the talents of Regina King and Jean Smart, and barely scratch the surface of everything that’s packed into the beginning of this excellent TV series.
Watchmen (2019)
Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Episode 1 – It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice
Directed by Nicole Kassell
Written by Damen Lindelof
Episode 2 – Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship
Directed by Nicole Kassell
Written by Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse
Episode 3 – She Was Killed By Space Junk
Directed by Stephen Williams
Written by Damon Lindelof and Lila Byock
Cast
Regina King – Angela Abar / Sister Night
Jean Smart – Laurie Blake
Don Johnson – Judd Crawford
Tim Blake Nelson – Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Cal Abar
Frances Fisher – Jane Crawford
Dustin Ingram – Agent Petey
Andrew Howard – Red Scare
Jessica Camacho – Pirate Jenny
Jacob Ming-Trent – Panda
Tom Mison – Mr. Phillips
Sara Vickers – Ms. Crookshanks
Dylan Schombing – Topher Abar
Louis Gossett Jr. – Will Reeves
Jeremy Irons – Adrian Veidt
