Viewers of the new Watchmen television show may find that there are differences between its world and the one they are familiar with. In the universe of Watchmen, for example, John Grisham is a Supreme Court justice.
When asked about Grisham's tenure on the Supreme Court, in an interview with /Film, Watchmen writers Jeff “Doc” Jensen and Damon Lindelof describe that "John Grisham was appointed and confirmed during a contentious process in 2002."
In regards to Grisham's position in the world of Watchmen, Jensen and Lindelof continued to detail that "there have been rumors that Grisham has continued to publish novels under different pseudonyms, but he has insisted those rumors are not true."
They also shared, "Of the 13 novels published under his name between the years of 1989 and 2001, all but four were made into films." This is consistent with the film adaptations which have been made of the novels Grisham wrote during those years.
Developed by Damon Lindelof, HBO's Watchmen stars Jeremy Irons, Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Jean Smart, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison, James Wolk, Adelaide Clemens, Andrew Howard, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, Lily Rose Smith and Adelynn Spoon. The series airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.