‘Lovecraft Country’ Featurette: At The Center Of The Horror Is A Story About Family
Lovecraft Countrygrapples with horrors both cosmic and real in the upcoming HBO series, which blends Lovecraftian horror with the disturbing racism of 1950s America. But the new HBO series from executive producersMisha Green, J.J. Abrams, andJordan Peele, is more than just about the terrors that lurk around every corner in Jim Crow America. At its core, it’s a story about family, according to starJurnee Smollettin a newLovecraft Countryfeaturette released ahead of the show’s highly anticipated debut. Smollett is joined byJonathan Majors,Michael Kenneth Williams, andAbbey Leeto speak about their characters and their journeys throughLovecraft Country.Watch the featurette below
Lovecraft Country Featurette
Smollett plays “wanderer” Letitia Dandridge, the childhood friend of Majors' Atticus Black, while Williams plays Atticus' missing father Montrose Freeman. But together, when they reunite, they make up a family unit that will be “tested,” Williams said in the featurette. “That’s whatLovecraftis about,” he added.
“At the heart ofLovecraftis this family drama,” Smollett said in the featurette.
Featuring an ensemble cast that also includesCourtney B. Vance(American Crime Story) as George Black,Wunmi Mosaku(Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) as Ruby Dandridge,Aunjanue Ellis(If Beale Street Could Talk) as Hippolyta Black,Abbey Lee(Mad Max: Fury Road) as Christina Braithwhite, andTony Goldwyn(Scandal) as Samuel Braithwhite. Also starringJamie Harris(Rise of the Planets of Apes) as Eustace Hunt,Jamie Chung(The Gifted) as Ji-Ah,Jordan Patrick Smithas William,Jamie Neumannas Hillary,Erica Tazelas Dora Freeman, andMac Brandtas Lancaster,Lovecraft Countryhas been met with rave reviews and is one of the most highly anticipated new HBO series.
One of those raves comes from /Film’s Chris Evangelista, who writes in hisreview, “Loaded with fantastic, genuinely creepy creature effects, and a shocking amount of gore,Lovecraft Countryis a horror-lover’s dream come true. And, like the best works of horror, it has something on its mind. It’s never preachy about its content because it doesn’t need to be. Green and her team have crafted a lived-in world that feels real, even as unreal creatures come flying out of the darkness.”
