>Damon Lindelof admits in interviews HBO was about to move along with their watchmen show before he joined the project in the last minute
>HBO had a strip for a watchmen sequel before the theme became about Race
>Looking glass backstory the only new character that fits in the original without any retcons
>Pirate Jenny and Red scare did nothing and were being set up to be major characters in a second season
>No one in the cast and crew called HBO watchmen a mini-series before the show was canceled
What would HBO watchmen be about if Damon Lindelof didn’t join? Sister night and hooded justice retcon were spawn from Lindelhof's involvement. Wade Tillman was probably the main character in the pre-Lindelof script..
https://watchmen.fandom.com/wiki/Pirate_Jenny
https://watchmen.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Scare
https://watchmen.fandom.com/wiki/Wade_Tillman