Official Teaser Trailer for Lovecraft Country

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Here is the newest teaser trailer for the upcoming HBO series. Lovecraft Country.


"HBO’s new drama series, based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff of the same name, debuts this August. The series follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he joins up with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father (Michael Kenneth Williams). 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 Lovecraft paperback." 

Lovecraft Country is executive produced by Misha Green (of Underground fame), J.J Abrams, Jordan Peele, Bill Carraro, Yann Demange, Daniel Sackheim and David Knoller.

The first three names of the behind the camera creative team are enough to have me tuning in. The actors and actresses cast were equally compelling. Although horror isn't always my thing (I'm a scaredy cat) I look forward to this genre bender. 

Cast

Jonathan Majors as Atticus Freeman 
Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Letitia Dandridge
Courtney B. Vance as George Black
Michael Kenneth Williams as Montrose Freeman 
Aunjanue Ellis as Hippolyta Black
Wunmi Mosaku as Ruby Dandridge


Are you looking forward to Lovecraft Country? 

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