Summary
When his former colleague is murdered, outlawed vigilante Rorschach investigates a conspiracy targeting past and present superheroes, uncovering dark ties to their shared past with dire consequences for the future.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 85GoodWatch 81
IMDb8.5
Time to watch it all
5 h
12 episodes, about 25 min each
An episode a night: about 2 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 6 more
First aired
2008
July 17, 2008
Ended 2009
Genres
AnimationDramaSci-Fi & FantasyMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- TV-14United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Jake S. Hughes Director, Producer
Production · 3
- Wesley Coller Producer
- Paul Baldwin Co-Producer
- Brian Stilwell Co-Producer
Editing · 1
- John Higgins Colorist
Other crew · 2
- Lennie Moore Music
- Dave Gibbons Graphic Novel Illustrator
Watchmen: Motion Comic episodes
1 season · 12 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Chapter I: At Midnight, All the Agents..., 8.1
- S1 E2 Chapter II: Absent Friends, 8.3
- S1 E3 Chapter III: The Judge of All the Earth, 8.0
- S1 E4 Chapter IV: Watchmaker, 8.7
- S1 E5 Chapter V: Fearful Symmetry, 8.0
- S1 E6 Chapter VI: The Abyss Gazes Also, 8.8
- S1 E7 Chapter VII: A Brother to Dragons, 7.9
- S1 E8 Chapter VIII: Old Ghosts, 8.1
- S1 E9 Chapter IX: The Darkness of Mere Being, 8.2
- S1 E10 Chapter X: Two Riders Were Approaching..., 8.1
- S1 E11 Chapter XI: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty..., 8.4
- S1 E12 Chapter XII: A Stronger Loving World, 8.6
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