And yet Damon Lindelof’s new vision of Watchmen for the (apparently one-off) series is now serving as a prescient look at the current racial tensions in America. Watchmen HBORacial injustice is the central theme of pretty much the entire series. As such, HBO figured out that now was a time for people to check out the series without a subscription, and that’s why you can watch it free this weekend. No one expected Lindelof to be able to pull off anything resembling a coherent Watchmen sequel story, but not only did he do so, he also made it exceptionally relevant for our time. Pick up my sci-fi novels Herokiller and Herokiller 2, and read my first series, The Earthborn Trilogy, which is also on audiobook.

Source: Forbes June 20, 2020 12:11 UTC