Regina King Cast In Lead Role For Damon Lindelof’s HBO “Watchmen” PilotPosted by Wilson Morales
May 23, 2018
Source: Variety
Variety is reporting that Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Adelaide Clemens, and Andrew Howard will all appear in Damon Lindelof’s “Watchmen” pilot at HBO, with King in the lead role.
The exact details of their characters are being kept under wraps. Lindelof on Tuesday posted a letter to fans in which he laid out his vision for the series, which he said will not be a re-telling of the story from the original graphic novel, but rather a new story in the same world with new characters set in the present day.
“Some of the characters will be unknown,” he said. “New faces. New masks to cover them. We also intend to revisit the past century of Costumed Adventuring through a surprising yet familiar set of eyes…and it is here we will be taking our greatest risks.”
King previously appeared on “The Leftovers,” the HBO drama series co-created by Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, based on Perrotta’s novel of the same name.
In addition to her role on “The Leftovers,” King’s other notable television roles include starring in the critically-acclaimed Netflix series “Seven Seconds,” TNT’s “Southland,” and the ABC anthology drama “American Crime,” the latter of which won her two Emmys. She has also appeared on shows like “The Big Bang Theory,” “Shameless,” “The Strain,” and lent her voice to the animated series “The Boondocks.” She has also appeared in films like “Jerry Maguire,” “Ray,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” and “This Christmas.”
