Season 1 – Lovecraft Country

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Aug 2020

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Atticus Black 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.

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Critics Consensus

Anchored by Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Jonathan Majors' heroic performances, Misha Green's Lovecraft Country is a thrilling take on Lovecraftian lore that proves the Elder Gods aren't the only thing that goes bump in the cosmos.

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Michael Hogan

Daily Telegraph (UK)

12/30/2020

4/5

It has been one helluva performance from Majors, who combined statuesque physicality with an affectingly expressive face. He added heft to what could have tipped into cartoonish fantasy.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald

Andscape

12/30/2020

Rather than weaving the elements of the show together to buttress each other, Lovecraft Country simply piles up a bunch of horror tropes for no discernible reason.

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

12/29/2020

Episodes that play specifically with form are quite strong, and the acting throughout is exceptional. The production design, art direction, and cinematography are beautiful and thoughtful.

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Bill Brioux

Brioux.tv

10/12/2022

... Less of a conscious-raising social reckoning than a scary-as-F thrill ride where super vampire demons with zillions of eyeballs are lurching and shredding from the shadows.

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

07/17/2022

This is a big, fantastical, pulpy horror series but, at every single instant, it's also grounded in recognisable experiences and actual emotions — and it never lets the audience forget it for a second.

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Carolyn Hinds

The Beat

07/29/2021

For the first episode Lovecraft Country, showrunner and head writer Misha Green has done a stellar job of introducing viewers to the characters and this world of monsters and men.

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Joseph C

@RT05568955 Apr 28

Loved this series. As someone who read The Complete Works Of H.P. Lovecraft, I loved the way this series mixed in his lore with factual events. This was extremely creative, and had me on the edge of my seat with every passing episode. To those that think it was a jumbled storyline, or all over the place, read H.P Lovecraft sometime. His stories had connection, but were all their own story and different.

damien H.

@RT37062624 Apr 6

HBO should’ve kept this going

joshua K

@RT53240563 Apr 6

Good start terrible ending, Somme nice effects and good actors (has MK Williams) don’t save the story cuts…

Dave M

@millet0780 Dec 6

I honestly don't know what to make of this one. There were some good ideas here and there, particularly in the first episode, but they're quickly pushed into the shadows in favor of a thematically and visually dull experience. The jumbled narrative was genuinely annoying, and I didn't care for any of the characters whatsoever. I'm not surprised this only went one season.

Nancy M

@nmack Oct 22

Wow. Mind blowing. This series is so good, so unexpected. I’ve read Lovecraft, so figured it’d be strange but I wasn’t expecting this! Excellent performances and production value. Creative. Deep. If you harbor some doubts at first, just hang with it. It’s a rewarding experience!

Brandon M

@RT05620714 Sep 18

Too scattered, cant follow a story line, jumps from one thing, like monsters, to another completely unrelated adventure, like indiana jones. Too bad because it had potential in the beginning.

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Misha Green

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Jonathan Majors

Atticus Black

Courtney B. Vance

George Black

Jurnee Smollett

Letitia "Leti" Lewis

Michael Kenneth Williams

Montrose Freeman

Episode 1

Aired Aug 16, 2020

Sundown

Atticus Freeman embarks on a journey 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, Mass., where they think Montrose may have gone.

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Episode 2

Aired Aug 23, 2020

Whitey's on the Moon

Recovered from their terrifying night, Leti and George luxuriate in their new surroundings, while Atticus grows suspicious of their Ardham Lodge hosts who unveil cryptic plans for Atticus' role in their upcoming "Sons of Adam" ceremony.

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Episode 3

Aired Aug 30, 2020

Holy Ghost

Leti turns a ramshackle Victorian on Chicago's North Side into a boarding house, an endeavor that stokes racism and awakens dormant spirits stuck in the house; George's wife, Hippolyta, presses Atticus for the full story of what happened in Ardham.

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Episode 4

Aired Sep 6, 2020

A History of Violence

After Christina shows up at her doorstep, Leti confronts Atticus about his plan to surreptitiously return to Florida; in search of missing pages to a crucial text, Leti, Tic and Montrose head to Boston, with Hippolyta and Diana along for the ride.

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Episode 5

Aired Sep 13, 2020

Strange Case

After making a devil's bargain with William, Ruby steps into the charmed shoes of a white woman; a betrayal by Montrose unleashes Atticus' pent-up rage, leaving Leti deeply disturbed and sending Montrose into the comforting arms of his secret lover.

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Episode 6

Aired Sep 20, 2020

Meet Me in Daegu

In the throes of the Korean War, nursing student Ji-Ah crosses paths with a wounded Atticus, who has no recollection of their first encounter.

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Episode 7

Aired Sep 27, 2020

I Am.

Hippolyta's relentless search for answers takes her on a multidimensional journey of self-discovery; Atticus heads to St. Louis to consult an old family friend.

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Episode 8

Aired Oct 4, 2020

Jig-A-Bobo

Diana finds herself in Capt. Lancaster's crosshairs; when a visitor from the past arrives, Atticus and Leti take steps to protect their future.

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Episode 9

Aired Oct 11, 2020

Rewind 1921

Leti, Tic, and Montrose travel to Tulsa in 1921 to try to save Dee.

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Episode 10

Aired Oct 18, 2020

Full Circle

After discovering the truth about the origin of the Book of Names, Atticus and his relatives return to Ardham to cast a final spell there.

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