Lovecraft Country (HBO)

About Lovecraft Country (HBO)

"Lovecraft Country" is an American horror drama television series, that premiered on HBO on 16th August, 2020. The television series is based on the 2016 novel "Lovecraft Country" by Matt Ruff. The plot revolves around Atticus Freeman who teams up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. This journey entails overcoming both the racist terrors of white America and terrifying monsters that could be straight from an H.P. Lovecraft paperback.

Making / Production

The series was conceptualised and realised by Misha Green, who also happens to be the executive producer along with Jordan Peele and J. J. Abrams. The series blooms into life under the brilliant production design of Kalina Ivanov and her creatives, while the atmospheric cinematography gives it an edgy appeal.

Actors

• Jonathan Majors as Atticus 'Tic' Freeman - Majors plays the lead role of Atticus, a veteran of the Korean war with a love for pulp novels.
• Jurnee Smollett as Letitia 'Leti' Lewis - Smollett brings intrigue and depth as Leti, a friend from Atticus's youth and a civil rights activist.
• Michael K. Williams as Montrose Freeman - William's portrayal of Montrose, Atticus's estranged father, impresses, as he navigates a complicated personal life and his son's desperate search for him.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The series is based on the book "Lovecraft Country" by Matt Ruff. However, the show expands upon several events and characters from the book.
• The title "Lovecraft Country" is a nod to H.P. Lovecraft, a prominent horror writer. The show combines elements of social commentary with Lovecraftian horror.
• Creator Misha Green also helmed the historical drama series "Underground" before "Lovecraft Country."

Awards

The series won the Critics Choice Super Awards for Best Horror Series and also received nominations at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards and the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Quotes

• "Stories are like people. Loving them doesn't make them perfect. You just try to cherish them and overlook their flaws."
• "But I realized it's not getting them in the door that's the problem. It's keeping them in the room."
• "I had to find the way to fight. That's what we need to do. It's fight."

Music, Soundtrack

• The series has an eclectic mix of period-specific blues and jazz, along with contemporaray songs.
• "Sinnerman" by Alice Smith, "Sundown" by Moses Sumney, and "Baldwin's N**gger" by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson are a few tracks that define the series' musical landscape.
• Raphael Saadiq and Laura Karpman scored the music for the series.