James Wolk Joins Cast of Damon Lindelof’s HBO Watchmen Series
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James Wolk has joined the cast of Damon Lindelof’s HBO Watchmen series in a major recurring role, per Deadline.
As with much of the cast, Wolk’s role has not yet been confirmed, although Deadline reports that he may play a junior senator from Oklahoma. This character is perhaps John David Keene, the U.S. Senator who in the Watchmen universe passed the Keene Act, the 1977 law that outlawed vigilantism nationwide.
Creator Lindelof said in an open letter to fans that his adaptation will take an “original” and “contemporary” take on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ groundbreaking graphic novel, but is not a sequel, so it’s hard to tell whether Wolk fits that character’s profile in the timeline of the forthcoming adaptation.