Brad 2,472 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Everything to Know About Lovecraft Country Curious about the new series from showrunner Misha Green and executive producers Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams? Here’s the latest. What’s it about? Spoiler The one-hour drama series based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff, follows Atticus Black as he joins his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. What follows is a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from an H.P. Lovecraft paperback. Who will I recognize? Spoiler The series features familiar HBO faces such as Michael Kenneth Williams (HBO’s The Wire and Boardwalk Empire) as Atticus’ father, Montrose Freeman and Courtney B. Vance (HBO’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, American Crime Story) as Atticus’ uncle George Freeman. Atticus himself will be played by Jonathan Majors (When We Rise). Joining Williams, Vance and Majors, are Jurnee Smollett (HBO’s True Blood, Underground, Friday Night Lights)as Letitia “Leti” Lewis; Wunmi Mosaku (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) as Leti’s half-sister Ruby Baptiste; Aunjanue Ellis (When They See Us) as Atticus’ aunt and George’s wife, Hippolyta Freeman; Jamie Harris (Kingdom) as county sheriff Eustice Hunt; Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road) as Christina Braithwhite; Jamie Chung (Once Upon a Time) as Ji-Ah; and Jordan Patrick Smith (Vikings) as William. What do we know about the characters? Spoiler A lot! Atticus (Majors) is a Korean war vet who always has a pulp novel in his back pocket, and wears his heart on his sleeve despite the daily injustice of living in Jim Crow America. His father, Montrose (Williams), however is hard headed and secretive, and always believed you can't live in a fantasy world — making him less-than-thrilled about his son’s love for pulp novels. It’s Atticus’ uncle (Vance) who's always been more like a father to him. Warm, funny, and well read, he was the first to introduce Atticus to the wonderful and strange world of pulp novels. As the publisher of the "Safe Negro Travel Guide" he's been on enough adventures to understand there's no place like home. Letitia “Leti” Lewis (Smollett) hustled her way across the country as an artist protesting for civil rights and now finds herself back home to plant some roots. Her half-sister Ruby (Mosaku) is also a hustler, but her hustles haven’t paid off. Her family ties are tested when she's presented with an offer she can't refuse. Hippolyta Freeman (Ellis) is a star-gazer who’s been a housewife most of her life, but has dreams of getting into some adventures of her own. Her itch for adventure will eventually, literally and figuratively, take her to the stars and beyond. Eustice Hunt (Harris), is a sundown county sheriff with a NAACP complaint file a mile long, and a marine tattoo on the back of his neck so the enemy has something to aim at, gets more than he bargained for when he crosses paths with Atticus; Ji-Ah (Chung) is a seemingly naive nursing student who is thrust into active service when war breaks out, and a rash of soldier disappearances suggests she is more than what she seems. Christina Braithwhite (Lee) is the only daughter of the leader of a secret order calling themselves the "Sons of Adam." She's gone to great lengths to earn her father's respect, but to no avail. She's going to pave her own path to power, and use Atticus and his family to do it. Willam (Smith) is Christina’s henchman, lover, bodyguard, spy, or whatever else she may need him to be. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed, he's the “perfect specimen” for the Aryan race. Who’s behind the scenes? Spoiler Along with Jordan Peele (Get Out) and J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) as executive producers will be showrunner Misha Green (Underground), director of the first episode Yann Demange (‘71), director Daniel Sackheim (HBO’s Game of Thrones and True Detective), Ben Stephenson and Bill Carraro. The series is produced by Bad Robot Productions and Monkeypaw Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Source: https://www.hbo.com/hbo-news/lovecraft-country-series-jordan-peele Based off the novel by Matt Ruff: https://www.amazon.com/Lovecraft-Country-Novel-Matt-Ruff/dp/0062292072 #𝟏 𝐁𝐢𝐎𝐍𝐢𝐂 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad 2,472 Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Just watched the first episode and it's got me so hype for the rest of the series The juxtaposition of using Lovecraft to tackle racial injustice is brilliant and I can't wait to see where Jordan and J.J. take it #𝟏 𝐁𝐢𝐎𝐍𝐢𝐂 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyMetalLover 16 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I definitely want to check this out! Thanks for posting. i don't remember ARTPOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad 2,472 Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 minute ago, HeavyMetalLover said: I definitely want to check this out! Thanks for posting. Lemme know what you think! I'm thinking about getting the book as well #𝟏 𝐁𝐢𝐎𝐍𝐢𝐂 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyMetalLover 16 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Just now, Brad said: Lemme know what you think! I'm thinking about getting the book as well I will report back! I have not seen many previews or anything so I wouldn't spoil it! I might watch it tonight. i don't remember ARTPOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petty 9,412 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Yaaaas I’m watching this in a little Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AphroditeLaydee 1,230 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Apparently Shangela's gonna be in one episode of this too! I am hyped! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judas Society 3,584 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I'm not familiar with HP Lovecraft style...will it affect when I watch this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaSine 7,464 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, Judas Society said: I'm not familiar with HP Lovecraft style...will it affect when I watch this? All you need to know is HP Lovecraft wrote ‘cosmic’ horror, so what was ‘scary’ in his stories were things like ancient monsters that were so unlike anything on earth that seeing one was enough to drive a person insane. Very grand scope horror. I don‘t think you will miss much when watching the show if you are not familiar with his work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyMetalLover 16 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I just finished the first episode! That ending was incredible - I'm way impressed, and can't wait for more. Damn. I'm so glad I stuck it out, because I felt like the beginning dragged a bit - but that's typical for a pilot episode. I wasn't sure exactly what to expect, but so far it's amazing. i don't remember ARTPOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamourpuss 29,062 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I've been getting into Lovecraft recently so I'll be checking this out. Thanks for posting about it. I also like JJ Abrams as a producer so I'm hoping this will be really good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavadour 2,227 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I loved that first episode. The opening sequence is a UFO/Horror/Cthulhu/vintage SciFi/camp wet dream ! The sets are gorgeous. The various levels of storytelling are really captivating, with instant changes in the tone between humour, serious, fear or gore. And Jurnee Smollett is such a delightful balm for bingesore eyes. Can't wait for episode 2 this w.e. (I downloaded ebook and audiobook of Matt Ruff's novel, but I'll probably watch the series first) Late to the party but I got a diamond heart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad 2,472 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Well, this episode definitely left me with HELLA more questions than answers. Definitely prefer last week's episode but this one was good, too. Actual spoilers ahead: Spoiler The magic aspects feel more Charmed/Sabrina and less Lovecraf but maybe there was a point to that. It's kinda giving me AHS gives where the first half is setting up the connections for the big finale episodes. #𝟏 𝐁𝐢𝐎𝐍𝐢𝐂 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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