Lovecraft Country HBO release date, cast, trailer, plot: When is Lovecraft Country out?
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY is the new horror series coming to HBO and Sky Atlantic but when is Lovecraft Country out?
Lovecraft Country: Jonathan Majors stars in sci-fi series trailer
Lovecraft Country is the upcoming drama horror series, based on Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name. Legendary names in entertainment including Jordan Peele, Misha Green, JJ Abrams, and Ben Stephenson serve as executive producers on the series. Express.co.uk has everything you need to know about Lovecraft Country including the release date, cast, trailer, plot and more.
When is Lovecraft Country out?
Lovecraft Country will premeire in August 2020 on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK and HBO in the US
The first episode will premeire on HBO on Sunday, August 16 on HBO.
UK viewers will be able to watch the episode the following day (Monday, August 17) on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV.
You can subscribe to a seven day free trial of NOW TV to watch Lovecraft Country.
After the trial has expired, you can subscribe to NOW TV from £7.99 per month.
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Who stars in Lovecraft Country?
Jonathan Majors stars as Lovecraft Country’s main protagonist, Atticus Black - a Korean war veteran who is a massive fan of the author HP Lovecraft.
Majors is an up and coming actor, who has appeared in the films Hostiles, White Boy Rick, Da 5 Bloods, Jungleland and Captive State.
Jurnee Smollett-Bell portrays Letitia ‘Leti’ Dandridge, Atticus’ close friend.
Smollett-Bell is best known for playing Black Canary in the DC Extended Universe, making her first appearance in Birds of Prey alongside Margot Robbie.
She is also well known for her roles in On Our Own, Eve’s Bayou, Friday Night Lights and True Blood.
Wunmi Mosaku stars as Ruby Dandridge, Leti’s half-sister and Aunjaune Ellis takes on the role of Hippolyta Black, Atticus' aunt.
Viewers may recognise Mosaku from her role as DS Catherine Halliday in Luther and Ellis from The Practice, True Blood and The Mentalist.
Michael K Williams joins the cast as Montrose Freeman, Atticus’ father.
Williams is best known for playing Omar Little in the HBO series The Wire and Chalky in Boardwalk Empire.
His other credits include The Night of, 12 Years A Slave and When They See Us.
Australian model, actress and musician Abbey Lee plays Christina Braithwaite, the sole daughter of the leader of a secret order known as the 'Sons of Adam'.
Recurring cast members include Courtney B.Vance as George Black, Jamie Harris as Eustace Hunt, Jamie Neumann as Hilary and Jamie Chung as Ji-Ah.
Vikings star Jordan Patrick Smith stars as William in the series, alongside Justified’s Erica Tazel as Dora Freeman.
Mac Brandt and Tony Goldwyn also have recurring roles in Lovecraft Country.
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What is Lovecraft Country about?
Lovecraft Country is based on the 2016 dark fantasy horror novel of the same name by Matt Ruff.
The original novel explores the relationship between the horror fiction of early 20th-century horror author HP Lovecraft and racism in the United Stated during the Jim Crow Laws.
Lovecraft Country is told from the perspective of a black sci-fi fan, Atticus Turner and his family.
The HBO adaption follows the story of Atticus Black (played by Jonathan Majors) and his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) as they search for his missing father.
The synopsis for Lovecraft Country teases: “Atticus Black joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father.
"This begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a [HP] Lovecraft paperback."
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Is there a trailer for Lovecraft Country?
Yes, after more than two years of waiting, there is finally a trailer for Lovecraft Country.
The trailer begins with Atticus returning from the Korean war to his family.
He then reveals to his Uncle George that his father has sent him a letter, asking him to travel to Lovecraft Country.
The trailer then flashes through scenes of gun violence, monsters, car chases and explosions, as Atticus searches for his father.
Lovecraft Country is coming to HBO in August 2020
