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But, for anyone with concerns of "having no plan" or being stuck on a huge cliff hangar with no resolution... it appears this season was intended to be a stand-alone self-contained story
And according to this article, there are so far no plans for a second season of Watchmen
metro.co.uk
‘I think there’s a fair amount of hubris in planning multiple seasons of a television show in this day and age’, Lindlof said. ‘Every single idea we had is represented in these nine episodes, there was no time where we were like, “Let’s save that for later.”
‘We wanted the audience to have a complete experience of a story with a beginning middle and end.
And here...Lindelof might not return if there is a season 2
www.slashfilm.com
Lindelof - “I felt that if these nine episodes end without feeling like we completed a story, in the same way that we feel that at the end of a season of Fargo or True Detective, you know, then it’s not really Watchmen. It’s just another continuing show where you have to come up with a cool cliffhanger for the finale.”
According to Kassell - “Seeing is believing, I guess. I feel like as a fan, I just can say I truly hope for more, and there’s undeniably more story that could be told. But this will be satisfying as a single season, too. "
And according to this article, there are so far no plans for a second season of Watchmen

Exclusive: Watchmen might not return for season 2
We got some much-needed answers from the showrunner himself.

‘I think there’s a fair amount of hubris in planning multiple seasons of a television show in this day and age’, Lindlof said. ‘Every single idea we had is represented in these nine episodes, there was no time where we were like, “Let’s save that for later.”
‘We wanted the audience to have a complete experience of a story with a beginning middle and end.
And here...Lindelof might not return if there is a season 2

Damon Lindelof Might Not Return For 'Watchmen' Season 2 (If There Is A Season 2) - SlashFilm
If HBO greenlights Watchmen season 2, there's a chance showrunner Damon Lindelof may not return because his first nine episodes represent a complete arc.

Lindelof - “I felt that if these nine episodes end without feeling like we completed a story, in the same way that we feel that at the end of a season of Fargo or True Detective, you know, then it’s not really Watchmen. It’s just another continuing show where you have to come up with a cool cliffhanger for the finale.”
According to Kassell - “Seeing is believing, I guess. I feel like as a fan, I just can say I truly hope for more, and there’s undeniably more story that could be told. But this will be satisfying as a single season, too. "