‘Lanterns’ Co-Creator’s 10/10 Sci-Fi Series Is Officially Taking Over the World
HBO’s Watchmen miniseries has returned to HBO Max’s US Top 10 streaming rankings, indicating renewed audience interest years after its original release. The Collider article links this revival to the show’s lasting critical reputation and to fresh attention around co-creator Damon Lindelof’s newer DC project, Lanterns.
The nine-episode series, led by Regina King as Tulsa detective Angela Abar/Sister Night, continues the world of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ comic while addressing themes including the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. Watchmen received 26 Primetime Emmy nominations and won 11, including Outstanding Limited Series; it also holds a 96% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes and is gaining traction on UK premium video-on-demand services.
- Watchmen has re-entered HBO Max’s US Top 10.
- Its awards and acclaim continue to attract viewers.
- The series is also drawing UK on-demand interest.
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Watchmen is a nine-part television drama set in an alternative version of the United States, where masked vigilantes, police officers and political tensions shape daily life. It follows Angela Abar, a detective in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who investigates a murder linked to a wider conspiracy.
The series builds on the world created in the 1980s Watchmen comic by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, but tells a new story decades later. It also draws attention to the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, when a white mob destroyed a prosperous Black neighbourhood and killed an unknown number of people.
Damon Lindelof co-created the series, alongside later work connected to DC, the company behind characters such as Batman and Superman. Its success with critics and awards made it one of HBO’s most noted limited series, while its themes of power, race and public authority have continued to prompt discussion.