HBO is unlikely to move ahead with the second season of their critically acclaimed comic book show Watchmen unless series creator Damon Lindelof is involved — something Lindelof has repeatedly stressed he’s not interested in doing.
“It would be hard to imagine doing it without Damon involved in some way,” HBO programming president Casey Bloys conceded in an interview Wednesday with USA Today.
Lindelof said in December, “I’ve consistently believed and still believe that these nine episodes are a complete story with a beginning, middle, and end. I have to acknowledge that not everyone’s going to see it that way, and I definitely don’t dispute any opinion that’s sort of like there should be more. I just don’t feel compelled to continue the story without a reason to do so. That reason should be a creative reason, idea-driven, and I don’t have any ideas for subsequent seasons of Watchmen currently.”
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Still, Lindelof left the door open at the time to a possible second season, saying that if the right idea struck him then “I would definitely be inclined to pursue it. There is no guarantee of if and when that’ll happen.”
Bloys left the ball in Lindelof’s court, telling USA Today: “It’s really in Damon’s 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. We’re very proud of Watchmen, but what I’m most interested in [is] what Damon wants to do.”
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IGN named Watchmen the best TV show of 2019, an accolade Damon Lindelof called “an incredible gift.” We also cited Watchmen as one of the best TV shows of the decade.
For more on Watchmen, check out Regina King’s emotional explanation of the ending, our spoiler-free review of Season 1, and get the answers to 10 burning questions we had about the show.
Source: IGN.com Watchmen Season 2 Unlikely to Happen Without Damon Lindelof