‘Watchmen’ showrunner says it would be a “betrayal” to make another season after Emmys wins

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor the first time since 2019, the legendary Roots Picnic is scheduled to return in June with Mary J. Blige, Mickey Guyton — both of whom performed at the Super Bowl on Sunday — Summer Walker and Jazmine Sullivan leading a packed lineup.The festival — which is headlined, hosted, and curated by the Grammy-winning hip-hop group the Roots and co-presented by Live Nation Urban — will take place at the Mann at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia for two days of music, art, and culture on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, 2022. Also scheduled to perform are Wizkid, Kirk Franklin, Rick Ross, G Herbo and more — see the full confirmed lineup below.A special fan club presale goes live today at 10 a.m.

JD Linville Keshet International and A Private View’s Flemish thriller “Storm Lara” answers the question: What happens when a suicidal caller interrupts a live late-night radio show? As it turns out, a lot. The 4×30’ series moves quickly, putting acerbic radio DJ Lara (Ella Leyers, “Professor T.”) to the test when her suicidal caller’s identity is revealed, and her son’s life becomes endangered. Wouter Hendrickx (“De Infiltrant”) co-stars as Lara’s radio producer Rafik in the Daan Gielis (“La Holandesa”) written and Kadir Ferati Balci (“Turquaze”) directed drama.The series launches at Berlinale 2022 in the Series Market Selects selection, noting increased market potential.

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Rio Ferdinand has revealed that Manchester United outcast Donny van de Beek has sparked confusion after setting tongues wagging in Everton training.The Netherlands international joined the Toffees last month on a loan deal until the end of the season having found minutes increasingly hard to come by at Old Trafford.The Dutch midfielder came off the bench to make his Everton debut in a 3-1 defeat to Newcastle, before playing a full 90 minutes for his new club in their 3-0 triumph over Leeds on Saturday.Van de Beek impressed in the Goodison Park win, but it has been his efforts in training which have reportedly caught the eye - and raised confusion - with those at Everton, according to Rio Ferdinand."I’ve been speaking to a few people at the club and they’ve said that he’s gone in there and lifted the levels, training-wise," the former United defender told Vibe with FIVE. "[He’s a] great lad, first and foremost, but you can see.

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Damon Lindelof admits he’s a little wary when celebrities use fashion to promote a cause. But when the Television Academy told nominees that there was no dress code for this year’s Emmy Awards, he knew he had to do something.That’s why, as “Watchmen” won the Emmy on Sunday night for limited series (as well as a writing nod and acting awards for stars Regina King and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), Lindelof’s T-shirt proclaimed, “Remember Tulsa ’21.”The HBO show opens with a depiction of the 1921 Tulsa massacre — the real-life tragedy in which the city’s vibrant Greenwood District (also known as “Black Wall Street”) was destroyed.

Ever since the series wrapped up its acclaim run late last year, fans have been clamoring to know whether or not HBO is going to continue “Watchmen” for another season. And over the past year, the comments have been fairly similar, with creator Damon Lindelof saying that he isn’t interested while the network is seemingly pushing for more.

Watchmentook home the Emmy Award for best limited series during Sunday night's ceremony. The HBO series beat out other nomineesLittle Fires Everywhere (Hulu),Mrs.

Watchmen and Schitt’s Creek are the two heavy-hitters at this year’s Emmy Awards, with each show sweeping the board in their respective category.Having been nominated for 26 awards for the 72nd annual ceremony, Damon Lindelof’s ‘remix’ on Alan Moore’s comic classic Watchmen won Outstanding Limited Series and Writing in a Limited Series, as well as the show’s lead Regina King landing Best Actress and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II receiving Best Supporting Actor.Elsewhere, Schitt’s Creek, which concluded earlier this year, took every comedy award on the big night, with the show nabbing the awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, Directing in a Comedy Series and Writing in a Comedy Series.Dan Levy and Annie Murphy won Best Supporting Actor and Actress

Watchmen on Sunday took home the award for Outstanding Limited Series at the Emmys, beating out shows including Mrs. America and Little Fires Everywhere.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIwon the honor for best supporting actor in a limited series or movie for his role in HBO'sWatchmen,at the72nd annual Emmy Awardson Sunday. After shouting out his family, co-star Regina King and showrunner Damon Lindelof,the actor described the HBO series as a story about "trauma." "It was a story about the lasting scars of white domestic violence — white domestic terrorism, pardon me.

creator Damon Lindelof dedicated the team's Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series to the victims and survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. In a powerful acceptance speech, Lindelof opened up about the lasting «fires» from one of the single worst acts of racial violence in American history — and how we can put them out together. «Thank you to the Academy for this incredible recognition, to our fellow nominees, to Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, to HBO and Warner Bros., to our partners, spouses, and children, who tolerated our absence and enabled our presence.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAs much as the world wants Damon Lindelof to return and take control of season 2 of HBO’s Watchmen, he just won’t budge — even after the series won the top Emmy limited series prize for a total of ten trophies.“It would feel like a huge betrayal of winning limited series to come back and say ‘it was only a limited series’,” teased Lindelof about Watchmen‘s future.But…“Watchmen is something I’ve loved since I was 13 years old. Someone else created it, and this was my run on it.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticHaving a hot streak of a night at the 2020 Emmy Awards tonight, Watchmen capped it just now with an Outstanding Limited Series win and a call to meet the challenges of history and today.“History is mystery, it is broken into a million puzzle pieces and many are missing,” said series creator Damon Lindelof on Sunday in his acceptance speech for the HBO show. “We know where those pieces are, but we don’t seek them out because we know finding them will hurt,” he added in a “Remember Tulsa ’21” t-shirt and standing in front of the masked writing and producing Watchmen team.

72nd Primetime Emmys was , which earned 26 nominations, the most of any program from the 2019-2020 television season. As expected, it dominated the Limited Series categories during the final ceremony on Sunday, where it won Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Regina King’s heralded performance as detective and masked hero Angela Abar.In total, won 11 Primetime and Creative Arts Emmys, making it one of the most awarded series of 2020. «Thank you to every single person who invested nine hours of their life to watch Watchmen,» creator Damon Lindelof, who was wearing a t-shirt remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre during the ceremony, said. He also shared lessons he learned along the way.

Regina King continued her streak of being the greatest actor in the world right now by winning the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for her performance as Angela "Sister Night" Abar in HBO's Watchmen at the 2020 Emmys Sunday night. It's her second win in the category and fourth Emmy win overall.

Denise Petski Senior Managing Editor“This is so freakin’ weird,” said a clearly joyful King as she accepted her Emmy for outstanding actress in a limited series or movie for Watchmen, her fourth career Emmy win.King thanked her fellow nominees, Kerry Washington, Cate Blanchett, Octavia Spencer and Shira Haas, and the TV Academy “for choosing me to represent the best in the community.” She also gave a major shout-out to series creator Damon Lindelof. “Thank you for your brilliant mind, thank you for choosing all of us to join this journey as you stepped outside of your comfort zone, led us on a journey where we could bring art and truth to power,” she said from her home.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineAt 2020’s remote edition of the Primetime Emmy Awards, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II won his first Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, for his potent turn in HBO’s Watchmen.“Oh, man. Thank you so much to the Academy.

Emmy Awards celebrate the best in the business, a number of television shows are getting the praise that they deserve. Among them is the HBO/Sky Atlantic original show Watchmen, a limited series exploring the science fiction world of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

Nine Inch Nails multihyphenates Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won an Emmy on Thursday, making the pair one Tony away from EGOT status. On the strength of their work on Damon Lindelof's HBO limited seriesWatchmen, based on theDC Comics graphic novel,they won an Emmy for original dramatic score for a limited series, movie or special.