Regina Hall commands all as Watchmen’s Sister Night.

Name: Genevieve Terblanche

Position: Senior writer & feline amusement centre.

I am watching: Watchmen (2019) season 1 on Showmax.

My take on this show: Watchmen uses a time-hopping story of superheroes to explore structural racism and violence in police work in the US, abuses of power, marginalisation of black voices, and vigilantism. It’s also so packed with surreal storytelling, thrilling special effects and intriguing characters that it fizzes like a mental bath bomb.

My favourite moment so far: the first episode’s recreation of the real-life 1921 Tulsa race riot was as painful as watching the news in June. From there, the show also went on to treat me to beautifully bizarre moments, like retired vigilante Ozymandias going night fishing for actual living babies in episode 4.

Why I am watching it now: just about every performer I spoke to for three months last year was raving about this but I still missed out. The June 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in the US was the spark for watching this now.

Familiar faces: Regina King, who moved us every which way as grieving mom Latrice Butler in miniseries Seven Seconds (2018) is the backbone as policewoman Angela Abar/hero Sister Night. And British actor Jeremy Irons, Pope Rodrigo in period drama The Borgias (2011-2013) brings a wonderful weirdness to the role of mega-rich genius Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias.