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Lovecraft Country(TV show/series, 2020)

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| 1h per episode | Genres: Drama, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 10 episodes

Lovecraft CountryRating: 3.6/5 (with 307 votes)
Lovecraft Country is an American horror drama television series developed by Misha Green based on and serving as a continuation of the 2016 novel of the same name by Matt Ruff. Starring Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors, it premiered on August 16, 2020, on HBO. The series is produced by Monkeypaw Productions, Bad Robot, and Warner Bros. Television. The series is about a young black man who travels across the segregated United States in the 1950s in search of his missing father, learning of dark secrets plaguing a town on which famous horror writer H. P. Lovecraft supposedly based the location of many of his fictional tales. While a second season, Lovecraft Country: Supremacy, was in development, HBO announced in July 2021 that the series had been canceled. ()
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About Lovecraft Country

The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the malevolent spirits that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.

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Lovecraft Country Seasons and Episodes

08/16/2020Season 1 - 10 episodes
#1 | 08/16/2020Sundown
4.1/5 (with 40 votes)
Veteran and pulp-fiction aficionado Atticus Freeman travels from the Jim Crow South to his South Side of Chicago hometown in search of his missing father Montrose. After recruiting his uncle George and childhood friend Letitia to join him, the trio sets out for Ardham, Massachusetts, where they think Montrose may have gone looking for insight into Atticus’ late mother’s ancestry. As they journey across the Midwest, Tic, Leti, and George encounter dangers lurking at every turn, especially after sundown.
#1 | 12/31/2019Pilot
#2 | 08/23/2020Whitey's on the Moon
3.5/5 (with 33 votes)
Inexplicably recovered from their terrifying night, Leti and George luxuriate in their new surroundings, while Atticus grows suspicious of their Ardham Lodge hosts – Christina Braithwhite and her elusive father Samuel – who unveil cryptic plans for Atticus’ role in their upcoming “Sons of Adam” ceremony. Later, after Tic, Leti, and George stumble upon a clue that could lead them to Montrose, each takes an unwelcome walk down memory lane.
#3 | 08/30/2020Holy Ghost
3.6/5 (with 29 votes)
Hoping to mend her relationship with her sister Ruby, Leti turns a ramshackle Victorian on Chicago’s North Side into a boarding house – an endeavor that stokes neighborhood racism and awakens dormant spirits stuck in the house. Meanwhile, Atticus remains burdened by a guilty conscience as George’s wife Hippolyta presses him for the full story of what happened in Ardham.
#4 | 09/06/2020A History of Violence
3.6/5 (with 22 votes)
After Christina mysteriously shows up at her doorstep, Leti confronts Atticus about his plan to surreptitiously return to Florida. Later, in search of missing pages to a crucial text, Leti, Tic, and Montrose head to Boston, with Hippolyta and Diana along for the ride. Back in Chicago, a handsome stranger nurses Ruby's disappointment over a squandered job opportunity.
#5 | 09/13/2020Strange Case
3.5/5 (with 23 votes)
After making a devil’s bargain with William, Ruby steps into the charmed shoes of a white woman, but her transformation only fortifies her resentment of the racial divide. A betrayal by Montrose unleashes Atticus’ pent up rage, leaving Leti deeply disturbed and sending Montrose into the comforting arms of his secret lover.
#6 | 09/20/2020Meet Me in Daegu
3.9/5 (with 18 votes)
In the throes of the Korean War, nursing student Ji-Ah crosses paths with a wounded Atticus, who has no recollection of their violent first encounter.
#7 | 09/27/2020I Am.
3.6/5 (with 18 votes)
Hippolyta's relentless search for answers takes her on a multidimensional journey of self-discovery and Atticus heads to St. Louis to consult an old family friend.
#8 | 10/04/2020Jig-a-Bobo
3.9/5 (with 15 votes)
A distraught Diana finds herself in Captain Lancaster's crosshairs. When a visitor from his past arrives at the boarding house, Atticus and Leti each take steps to protect their future.
#9 | 10/11/2020Rewind 1921
4.1/5 (with 16 votes)
With Hippolyta at the helm, Leti, Tic, and Montrose travel to 1921 Tulsa in an effort to save Dee.
#10 | 10/18/2020Full Circle
3.7/5 (with 14 votes)
After uncovering the origins of the Book of Names, the gang heads back to Ardham to cast the ultimate spell.
10/26/2020Specials - 1 episode

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "Lovecraft Country" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 28 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Canceled
First episode released on: 08/16/2020
Last episode released on: 10/18/2020
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Країна Лавкрафт"

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