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HBO orders 'Watchmen' pilot from Damon Lindelof

By Wade Sheridan
Writer Damon Lindelof arrives for the opening night presentation at CinemaCon on April 15, 2013. HBO is moving ahead with a pilot order for Lindelof's new drama series based on "Watchmen." File Photo by David Becker/UPI
Writer Damon Lindelof arrives for the opening night presentation at CinemaCon on April 15, 2013. HBO is moving ahead with a pilot order for Lindelof's new drama series based on "Watchmen." File Photo by David Becker/UPI | License Photo

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- HBO has ordered a pilot for Watchmen, a new drama series from screenwriter Damon Lindelof that is based on the famed graphic novel of the same name.

The network has also ordered additional scripts for the series, noted The Hollywood Reporter.

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The pilot and script commitment comes after Lindelof teased on Instagram that he started work on the project along with the opening of a writers room.

"Day One," the writer wrote Wednesday on Instagram alongside an image of a statue resembling a character from the comics.

Day One.

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HBO first began eyeing Lindelof to develop a series based on Watchmen in June. A fan of the 1986 comic book by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, Lindelof has stated previously that Watchmen continues to influence his work. "From the flashbacks to the nonlinear storytelling to the deeply flawed heroes, these are all elements that I try to put into everything I write," he said in 2009.

The series is HBO's second attempt at developing show based on the DC Comics property that features characters such as Doctor Manhattan, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre and Rorschach investigating the murder of one of their own before uncovering a dark conspiracy.

Watchmen was previously adapted into a feature film by director Zack Snyder in 2009. The movie grossed $185 million worldwide.

Lindelof is best known for his work on Lost, Prometheus, Star Trek Into Darkness and HBO series The Leftovers which concluded in June.

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