Just a quick update on the potential TV series adaptation of the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons graphic novel Watchmen being developed at HBO.

We first heard HBO was considering a Watchmen series back in 2015, when Zack Snyder, who directed a movie adaptation of the comic in 2009, was attached. A couple of years later we found out that LOST and The Leftovers co-creator and showrunner Damon Lindelof was joining the project, now with Snyder no longer involved. Then, this past September, things progressed when HBO ordered a pilot episode of the potential series.

And now we know who will direct that pilot. It’s being reported that Nicole Kassell has been locked in to helm the first episode, which could lead to a full series order from HBO if all goes well.

Kassell made her feature debut with The Woodsman in 2004 and also directed the feature A Little Bit of Heaven in 2011, but aside from those it’s mostly been television work. She’s directed episodes of shows like Cold Case, Suits, The Killing, Better Call Saul, The Following, The Americans, and her connection to Lindelof, The Leftovers.

In addition to being creator and showrunner on the hopeful series, Lindelof will also handle writing and executive producing duties.

ABOUT WATCHMEN:

Watchmen takes place in an alternate world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history: The US won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the cold war is in full effect. It begins with a murder-mystery before unfolding into a planet-altering conspiracy: When a retired hero is killed, his former teammates must investigate. The conspiracy they uncover will entwine their secret traumas and twisted psychologies, ultimately asking where the fine line is drawn between heroes and villains?

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[Source: Variety]

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