OVERVIEW: Fans can dive even further into the alternate
world that has captivated audiences since its debut when Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment releases Watchmen: An HBO Limited Series on Blu-ray and DVD
June 2, 2020. Featuring all nine riveting one-hour episodes – plus over 90
minutes of bonus content, including two never-before-seen special features
exclusive to the Blu-ray and DVD. Created for television and executive
produced by Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers), Watchmen drew 1.5 million
Viewers in its series premiere, becoming the second-highest rated HBO
original series debut of the past three years, only behind Big Little Lies.
The show is also currently “certified fresh” with a 96% rating on Rotten
Tomatoes.
SYNOPSIS:
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws,
Watchmen embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel
of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own. Watchmen
reunites Lindelof with Academy® and Emmy® Award-winning actress Regina King
(The Leftovers, Southland, If Beale Street Could Talk) leading the cast as
Angela Abar/Sister Night. The series also stars Emmy® Award winner Jean
Smart (Legion, Dirty John), Don Johnson (Miami Vice), Tim Blake Nelson (O
Brother, Where Art Thou?, Leaves of Grass), Hong Chau (Homecoming), Yahya
Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman), Andrew Howard (Bates Motel), Jacob Ming-Trent
(Ray Donovan), Tom Mison (Sleepy Hollow), Sara Vickers (The Crown) and Dylan
Schombing (Sharp Objects), with Academy Award® winner Louis Gossett Jr. (An
Officer and a Gentleman), and Academy, Emmy® and Tony® Award winning actor
Jeremy Irons (The Lion King, Reversal of Fortune).
BLU-RAY: The film is presented in widescreen in a 16x9 aspect ration preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good, a 5.1 Master Audio in English that provides a good complement to the picture. It also includes English and French subtitles.
VIDEO:
Widescreen 16x9
AUDIO:
English Spanish Francais Digital Surround 5.1
Subtitles - English Spanish French SDH
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
Hooded Justice
The Colossal King – Adrian Veidt
Watchmen: Unmasked
2019 New York Comic Con
Watchmen: Masked and Dangerous
Watchmen S1: Trailer
Character Trailers: Sister Night, Blond Man and Looking Glass
Becoming Sister Night
Notes from the Watchmen graphic novel artist Dave Gibbons
Rorschach Featurette
Watchmen: Alternate History
It’s Raining Squids
Squid Shelter with Tim Blake Nelson
Andrij Parekh on Directing
Sadiqua Bynum runs, jumps and falls for Sister Night
Anatomy of a Fight Scene
Glimpses – The Visual Effects of Watchmen