A writer of Watchmen, Cord Jefferson, does not agree that that the HBO series is pro-cop and is promoting police work in response to calls of pro-cop shows cancellation.
Watchmen is an adaptation of a 1987 novel of the same title written by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
The series opening revolves around the 1921 Tulsa massacre wherein white Americans attacked the Blacks and their businesses at the Greenwood District of Tulsa.
The series follows the story of Angela Abar aka Sister Knight, the vigilante detective, played by Regina King.
In the series, Abar works with the Tulsa Police Department wherein the police are made to hide their identities by using a mask.
The series has two timelines—the first one recalls the events of the Tulsa massacre in 1921 while the second one follows Abar as she investigates the Seventh Kavalry, a group of white supremacists.
Because its major themes are anchored on systemic racism and police operations in America, the show became relevant to the recent death of African American George Floyd who died at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis last March that sparked a nationwide protest.
According to Screenrant, Jefferson was shocked by a tweet calling out Watchmen as a pro-cop series. He said that watching only the pilot of the series would result in that impression but as you continue to watch the rest of its episodes, you would think twice about calling the show pro-cop.
Also seeing the relevance of the series, HBO is making all of the Watchmen's nine episodes available for free from June 19 to 21, 2020.
The Verge reported that HBO's move is part of its offering to highlight the experiences of the Blacks as well as telling their story.
