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HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ Has the Ratings & Word-of-Mouth Buzz to Solidify Its Hit Status

It's official: Watchmen is not just some buzzy, zeitgeisty piece of pop culture — it's a bonafide hit as far as ratings go, too. The HBO fall/winter series from Damon Lindelof is a continuation of the story laid out in the 1986-7 DC comics series Watchmen written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. The series stars Regina King, Jean Smart, Jeremy Irons, Tim Blake Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Hong Chau. [caption id="attachment_854492" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Mark Hill/HBO[/caption] According to a new report from Variety, HBO has drawn …