I think this is the sort of show you get when HBO gets bought out by a phone company who thinks its the platform to compete with Netflix.

This is a franchise with a niche audience base, so they will try to broaden the appeal by taking the name oddly literally?

HBO does very well by creating like six shows at a time that everyone watches or at least talks about. Over 1/3 of homes subscribe to it...I believe that TV network is already dead and these “Watchmen” are a sign of the end times.