History Franchise / Watchmen

* ''VideoGame/WatchmenTheEndIsNigh'':[[/index]] A 2009 2-part episodic game by Creator/DeadlineGames that served as a prequel to the movie released on PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/Xbox360, featuring Rorschach and Nite Owl.

* ''Watchmen'': An animated film announced at SDCC 2023.

* ''Watchmen: The End is Nigh'': A 2009 2-part episodic game by Creator/DeadlineGames that served as a tie-in to the movies released on PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/Xbox360, featuring Rorschach and Nite Owl.

!!Others

* ''Series/{{Watchmen|2019}}'', a 10-episode 2019 Creator/{{HBO}} limited series with an original story, set years after the events of the comic book. It's a BroadStrokes sequel of sorts, and it is unrelated to the 2009 film. Damon Lindelof (''Series/{{Lost}}'', ''Series/TheLeftovers'') is its showrunner, and Dave Gibbons served as a creative consultant.

** ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'' by Creator/GeoffJohns, Gary Frank and colorist Brad Anderson is the sequel series to the original ''Watchmen'', that ultimately sees the characters [[{{Crossover}} cross-over]] with [[Franchise/TheDCU the main DC Universe]].

** ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'' by Creator/GeoffJohns, Gary Frank and colorist Brad Anderson is the sequel series to the original ''Watchmen'', that ultimately sees the characters [[{{Crossover}} cross-over]] with the main DC Universe.

* ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'': The 2009 film adaptation of the original comic book directed by Creator/ZackSnyder, unrelated to the Hamm-Gilliam project mentioned below.

!!Podcasts

* ''Under The Hood'': An InUniverse documentary about the previous generation of superheroes.

** The 2015-2016 ContinuityReboot ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' one-shot revealed that some aspects of ''Watchmen'' will be incorporated into the mainstream DC universe with a MythArc and meta-narrative dealing with the comic and its legacy, one which was teased out in the ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' / ''[[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]]'' crossover ''ComicBook/TheButton''.

* ''Series/{{Watchmen|2019}}'', a Creator/{{HBO}} series with an original story, set years after the events of the comic book. It's a BroadStrokes sequel of sorts, and it is unrelated to the 2009 film. Damon Lindelof (''Series/{{Lost}}'', ''Series/TheLeftovers'') is its showrunner, and Dave Gibbons served as a creative consultant.

* ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'': The 2009 film adaptation directed by Creator/ZackSnyder, unrelated to the Hamm-Gilliam project mentioned below.

* ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'': The 2009 film adaptation directed by Creator/ZackSnyder, unrelated to the Hamm-Gilliam project.

Although originally conceived by its writer-artist team Creator/AlanMoore and Dave Gibbons as a finite story and standalone entry, Creator/DCComics's ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' has seen a number of adaptations into different mediums and follow-ups.

Although originally conceived by its writer-artist team Creator/AlanMoore and Dave Gibbons as a finite story and standalone entry, Creator/{{DC|Comics}}'s ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' comic book has seen a number of adaptations into different mediums and follow-ups.

* In 2012, DC Comics inaugurated the start of a series of projects that ultimately set the stage for a proper follow-up to ''Watchmen'' tied to the wider [[Franchise/TheDCU DC Comics Universe]]:

* ''Tales of the Black Freighter'': An AnimatedAdaptation of the [[StoryWithinAStory Comic within a Comic]] that was originally intended to part of the 2009 movie's theatrical version. The Ultimate Edition of the movie has the scenes added in.

** ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'' by Creator/GeoffJohns, Gary Frank and colorist Brad Anderson is the sequel series of the original Watchmen, that ultimately sees the characters of Watchmen cross-over with the main DC Universe.

* ''Script/{{Watchmen}}'': A planned script of the film adaptation by Sam Hamm that was made with Alan Moore's feedback for a project that was originally going to be directed by Creator/TerryGilliam.

* ''Under The Hood''; An InUniverse documentary about the previous generation of superheroes.

* '''''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''''', the original 1986-1987 comic book maxiseries where it all began.

* In 2012, DC Comics inaugurated the start of a series of projects that ultimately set the stage for a proper follow-up to ''Watchmen'' tied to the wider [[Franchise/TheDCU DC Comics Universe]]:[[index]]
** ''ComicBook/BeforeWatchmen'': A 2012-2013 prequel comic series focusing on the elaborate backstory of the original series. Neither Gibbons or Moore consider this to be canonical and it was left incomplete after weak sales. Notable for being the first follow-up to the original series by DC Comics after nearly 30 years of treating the original as a standalone work.[[/index]]

* In 2012, DC Comics inaugurated the start of a series of projects that ultimately set the stage for a proper follow-up to ''Watchmen'' tied to the wider [[Franchise/TheDCU DC Comics Universe]]:
** ''ComicBook/BeforeWatchmen'': A 2012-2013 prequel comic series focusing on the elaborate backstory of the original series. Neither Gibbons or Moore consider this to be canonical and it was left incomplete after weak sales. Notable for being the first follow-up to the original series by DC Comics after nearly 30 years of treating the original as a standalone work.

With a single exception, neither Moore nor Gibbons consider the later entries to be canonical and see them primarily as adaptations and derivative works.

* [[index]]'''''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'''''[[/index]], the original 1986-1987 comic book maxiseries where it all began.

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* '''''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'''''[[/index]], the original 1986-1987 comic book maxiseries where it all began.

* '''''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}'''''[[/index]], the original 1986-1987 comic book maxiseries.

* In 1986, Mayfair Games ran a series of RPG supplements for ''TabletopGame/DCHeroes'' based on ''Watchmen'' : "Who Watches the Watchmen," "Taking Out the Trash" and "The Watchmen Sourcebook." This is the only adaptation of ''Watchmen'' to have the full support and co-operation of both Moore and Gibbons, and the only one which they consider to have canonical status, albeit as ExpandedUniverse.
* ''Script/{{Watchmen}}'': A planned script of the film adaptation by Sam Hamm that was made with Alan Moore's feedback for a project that was originally going to be directed by Creator/TerryGilliam.
* ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'': A 2009 film adaptation directed by Creator/ZackSnyder, unrelated to the Hamm-Gilliam project.
* ''Under The Hood''; An InUniverse documentary about the previous generation of superheroes.
* ''Watchmen: Motion Comic'': An abridged MotionComic version of the graphic novel released to promote the movie.
* ''Tales of the Black Freighter'': An AnimatedAdaptation of the [[StoryWithinAStory Comic within a Comic]] that was originally intended to part of the movie but was cut as the movie was already to long and released by itself. The Ultimate Edition of the movie has the scenes added in.
* ''Watchmen: The End is Nigh'': A 2009 2-part episodic game by Creator/DeadlineGames that served as a tie-in to the movies released on PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/Xbox360, featuring Rorschach and Nite Owl.

* ''Series/{{Watchmen|2019}}'', a Creator/{{HBO}} series with an original story, set years after the events of the comic book. It’s a BroadStrokes sequel of sorts. Damon Lindelof (''Series/{{Lost}}'', ''Series/TheLeftovers'') is its showrunner, and Dave Gibbons serves as a creative consultant.

Although originally conceived by its writer-artist team Creator/AlanMoore and Dave Gibbons as a standalone entry, Creator/{{DC|Comics}}'s ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' comic book has seen a number of adaptations into different mediums and follow-ups.