Watchmen (1986)

Watchmen

Watchmen, the groundbreaking series from award-winning author Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, presents a world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history—the U.S. won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still president, and the Cold War is in full effect. Considered the greatest graphic novel in the history of the medium, the Hugo Award-winning story chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the superhero is dissected as an unknown assassin stalks the erstwhile heroes.

Released May 13, 1986 Episode 60 min None+

Network: DC Universe

Country: United States
Languages: English

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S1E1 - Issue 1- At midnight all the agents...

The insane outlaw superhero, Rorschach, discovers a murder victim was The Comedian, and proceeds to warn his colleague about a possible conspiracy to kill them as well.

May 13, 1986, midnight

S1E2 - Absent friends

It's time for Eddie Blake's funeral, and everyone is having fond memories about the departed Comedian. Just kidding, he was a monster, as we discover through flashbacks and stories. But how much does the extremely non-comedic Comedian represent America?

June 10, 1986, midnight

S1E3 - The Judge Of All Earth

This chapter revolves around the exile of Doctor Manhattan and his relationship with Janey Slater and Laurie Juspeczyk who starts to spend time with Dan Dreiberg. The main theme is the risen fear of nuclear war that spread across the city of New York.

July 8, 1986, midnight

S1E4 - Watchmaker

Dr. Manhattan sits on Mars using his precognitive powers to determine when the picture he is holding will fall to the surface. Then, he starts reminiscing about his past.

Aug. 12, 1986, midnight

S1E5 - Fearful Symmetry

This chapter focuses on the nihilistic anti-hero Rorschach and his investigation into the murder of The Comedian, a Vietnam veteran and particularly violent anti-hero

Sept. 9, 1986, midnight

S1E6 - The Abyss Gazes Also

The psychiatrist begins to adopt Rorschach's cynical and bleak perspective, a process mirrored by Rorschach's own descent into darkness as a child, highlighting the dangers of fighting "monsters" and the concept of the abyss

Oct. 14, 1986, midnight

S1E7 - A Brother To Dragons

Laurie Juspeczyk explores Dan Dreiberg's basement, finding his Nite Owl airship and accidentally setting off its flamethrower. Dan rescues her, and they examine his vigilante equipment, which Dan now views as a childhood fantasy. The chapter explores the characters' disillusionment with costumed vigilantism and touches on the outside world's news, including Rorschach's imprisonment and Soviet movements in Afghanistan.

Nov. 11, 1986, midnight

S1E8 - Old Ghosts

While Rorschach faces deadly peril in prison, Dan and Laurie's decision to break him out to investigate his increasingly plausible conspiracy theory has terrible consequences.

Dec. 9, 1986, midnight

S1E9 - The Darkness Of Mere Being

The Darkness Of Mere Being continues directly on from the events of Old Ghosts after Doctor Manhattan has taken Laurie to Mars.

Jan. 13, 1987, midnight

S1E10 - Two Riders Were Approaching...

It focuses on the impending chaos and paranoia, the protagonists Nite Owl and Rorschach investigating a conspiracy, and the overwhelming sense of impending doom, drawing heavy inspiration from Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower".

March 17, 1987, midnight

S1E11 - Look on My Works, Ye Mighty...

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, Ye mighty, and despair" In his Antarctic fortress, Adrian Veidt voice-records a complex observation about changing perceptions and technological development.

May 19, 1987, midnight

S1E12 - A Stronger Loving World

Too late to stop their enemy, the heroes' attempt to bring him to justice finds them confronted with a profoundly agonizing moral dilemma. Too late to stop their enemy, the heroes' attempt to bring him to justice finds them confronted with a profoundly agonizing moral dilemma.

July 28, 1987, midnight

DC Universe

60 min/ep

60 min

May 13, 1986

July 28, 1987, midnight

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