Press Play with Madeleine Brand
‘If it weren’t political, it wouldn’t be Watchmen,’ says showrunner Damon Lindelof
Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Damon Lindelof (of “Lost” fame) created HBO’s “ Watchmen ,” which puts a modern spin on the 1987 graphic novel. In the show, cops are fighting a white supremacist ring. Most TV reviewers love the series.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readEmmy Award-winning screenwriter Damon Lindelof (of “Lost” fame) created HBO’s “Watchmen,” which puts a modern spin on the 1987 graphic novel. In the show, cops are fighting a white supremacist ring. Most TV reviewers love the series. But comic book fans are divided -- some say the show is too political and even verging on “woke propaganda” for liberals. We hear from “Watchmen” showrunner Damon Lindelof about his series and the criticism it’s received.
