Jeremy Irons Joins HBO’s Watchmen in A Lead Role

Jeremy Irons is set to play a leading role in HBO’s Watchmen pilot. Deadline reports that Irons will play an original character in the new series, described as an aging and imperious lord of a British manor. He joins a cast that includes Regina King, Don Johnson, Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Adelaide Clemens, and Andrew Howard.

The series will not be a direct adaptation of the comics and will instead be an original story with new faces and characters introduced into the universe. The pilot is currently filming. Lindelof serves as creator, writer, showrunner, and executive producer on the series.

[Ed. Note: This article has been updated to make clear that Irons is playing a lead role, not the lead role.]