The best ever HBO series

While Zack Snyder’s Watchmen film largely fell flat by trying to slavishly adapt Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal 1986 graphic novel, creator Damon Lindelof showed a powerful understanding of the source material as he moved the characters and story forward into the modern day. 

Set in a world where the first superhero comics led to a wave of real life costumed vigilantes and the Cold War ended due to a fake alien invasion, the show follows characters from the original comic and their successors.

Watchmen taught many viewers about the Tulsa race massacre for the first time and the issues it raises about America’s history of white supremacy have only become more relevant since it was released. Lindelof said he’s not interested in continuing the show, which is probably for the best as he crafted a phenomenal self-contained story that ends beautifully.