HBO launched a new series this past Sunday and I liked the first episode. It had the feel of its Years and Years series in that though it was allegedly futuristic it still had many contemporary elements to it. I had no prior knowledge of the source material of the program so I do not know if it kept close to the Watchmen material. I also was not familiar with the incident that begins the program and was horrified when I discovered that it depicted something that this nation should really be ashamed of. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_riot At any rate, it attempts to give a realistic depiction of that incident. As in Years and Years, it then jumps ahead to an entirely different future but one which still contains many of horrifying aspects that were shown in the opening. Masking plays an important aspect in the new society and it is chilling. I found one of the more horrifying aspects are the depiction of a law enforcement that has been given vast new powers (e.g., being masked while enforcing laws, torture) to enforce the law against an equally reprehensible portion of society. Regina King seems to be the lead actor in the series so far and she is great (tho I have liked her in a lot of things). So, I will see if the series can keep up the interesting elements while at the same time making it a little more comprehensible.