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Lovecraft Country

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Generally favorable reviews based on 42 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or average reviews based on 154 Ratings

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Lovecraft Country

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HBO | Release Date: August 16, 2020

Summary: The adaptation of Matt Ruff book follows Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors) as he goes on a roadtrip through segregated 1950s America with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) to find his missing father (Michael K. Williams).

Genre(s): Drama, Horror

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S1:E10. Full Circle
Air Date: October 18, 2020
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S1:E10. Full Circle
Air Date: October 18, 2020
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S1:E9. Rewind 1921
Air Date: October 11, 2020

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79

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Critic Reviews

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Salon

Melanie McFarland

Aug 17, 2020

Season 1 Review: Freedom allows Green and her collaborators to show their stunning command of the energy and spirit the story's blending of science fiction and horror requires. It means that every slice of the audience, from monster movie lovers to Dan Brown-style conspiracy thriller nuts and Indiana Jones fans, will find something to enjoy here. Read full review

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Collider Kay B.

Aug 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: From the use of gospel music to exude a Black woman taking back her power from the racists who attempted to steal it, to tackling peace and ancestral freedoms, to alternate realities that provide otherworldly opportunities to the oppressed, Lovecraft Country is must-see television — television that digs deeper to ask tough questions but still knows that biggest threat we will always have to combat is racism and our fight for equity. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Dan Fienberg

Aug 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: This is a show that hooks you fast — and one toward which it's nearly impossible to be ambivalent. Read full review

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TV Guide

Candice Frederick

Aug 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: Misha Green's spellbinding Lovecraft Country defies genre stereotypes with fantastic Black talent both in front of and behind the camera but that isn't what should attract audiences (though obviously that is a plus); viewers should flock to it because it's just that good. Read full review

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The Independent Chanté Joseph

Aug 17, 2020

Season 1 Review: The series is set in the Jim Crow era, and adequately addresses the racism and violence waged on African Americans – but it does so in a way that adds to the story, rather than rehashing trauma for our entertainment. Each character, each story, each line serves a purpose that helps to build a world of mystery, magic and Lovecraftian lore. Read full review

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Washington Post

Hank Stuever

Aug 14, 2020

Season 1 Review: The show gets a little too busy, too soon. In the first five episodes made available for this review, “Lovecraft Country” feels like two competing shows. ... Still, there is plenty to recommend here, especially for those seeking something unique as this summer’s schedule breathes its last. “Lovecraft Country” is visually striking and inventively imagined, even when it gets corny. Read full review

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Reason.com

Glenn Garvin

Aug 15, 2020

Season 1 Review: That's Lovecraft Country: A mélange of spectacular special effects, nerdy obsession, and crippling racial animus, all wrapped up in a tumbling free-form narrative that doesn't make much sense. Read full review

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Hellboy2XX2

Aug 24, 2020

Best TV Series 2020 so far. Dont get confused by the racist Comments here. The Series is Amazing! Thank you HBO

11 of 34 users found this helpful1123

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Gussavaris

Oct 19, 2020

Amazing, need to watch it!! Every episode is different from one another and it gets better each and every episode

2 of 6 users found this helpful24

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BHMaloney

Aug 26, 2020

Bunch of snowflakes on here triggered by a show that doesn't star predominantly white actors. It's fine to be critical of aspects of the show itself but just because your fee fees are hurt because a show doesn't cater to white audiences isn't a reason to rate the show poorly. White peopleBunch of snowflakes on here triggered by a show that doesn't star predominantly white actors. It's fine to be critical of aspects of the show itself but just because your fee fees are hurt because a show doesn't cater to white audiences isn't a reason to rate the show poorly. White people really need to grow up and stop playing the victim… Expand

5 of 23 users found this helpful518

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Luzioon

Dec 2, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cristina's only crime was to love too much:
She saved them from the policemen on episode 1.
She saved Let in the shooting, made her invunerable to survive all the "back to the future" episode, made her invunerable again to save her in the last episode.
She taught Tic the protection speel, saving him from the shooting too.
She saved Dee from turn into the creepy doll.
She bought them a mansion.
And all she wanted was the sacrifice of a man who was a murder and a torturer of innocent people. Cristina was the true hero, and you know it.… Expand

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jackaz15

Aug 24, 2020

I was really looking forward to this series. I love the concept because what black people lived through in the 50s is the closest you can get to real-life horror. However, the two episodes so far have been abolute trainwrecks.

Every shot looks absolutely stunning; there's plenty of eyeI was really looking forward to this series. I love the concept because what black people lived through in the 50s is the closest you can get to real-life horror. However, the two episodes so far have been abolute trainwrecks.

Every shot looks absolutely stunning; there's plenty of eye candy for horror and sci-fi fans. But with such weak storytelling and such paper thin characters, it's very obvious the writers are not capable of organically adapting the novel into a show.

The characters are not fleshed out in the slightest and have no discerning qualities other than that they're victims of racism, and the show's blunt, cartoonish depiction of racism leaves zero room for depth or subtlety. I know there's only been two episodes, but even HBO's Watchmen already served as a fantastic criticism of white supremacy by this point.

I think the show is just trying to do too much all at once, because the end result is much less than the sum of its parts. It's really bad at exposition, and the writing is no better than any given episode of Scooby Doo or Goosebumps.

I'm going to keep watching because the special effects are next level, but there's nothing else going for it. It doesn't work as a horror story, or as a story about racism in the 50s because of how cheesy and poorly written it already is. There should not be this many plot holes after only two episodes....… Expand

15 of 24 users found this helpful159

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altexa12

Aug 24, 2020

Terrible two first episodes, the show is well directed, great camera work, lighting, sets, but it's all style over substance, they jump from one setting to another without explanation, terrible writing, characters doing things that make no sense(like driving a car into a cabin for no reason)Terrible two first episodes, the show is well directed, great camera work, lighting, sets, but it's all style over substance, they jump from one setting to another without explanation, terrible writing, characters doing things that make no sense(like driving a car into a cabin for no reason) rushed set pieces, black people talking like current day SJW'S, there's a part where they are looking at the mansion and observing how beautiful it is, and Uncle George asks how did he have money to build the house, which the white man replies "He was into exports" or something. Which makes Leti reply "wittily" reply with "That's codename for slaves" Not to mention Leti saying "White people don't season their food" This wouldn't be a problem if it was done more subtly, but it's not, it's horrible writing.
Let's talk about how characters one episode before barely knew each other and barely had any attachment and in the next episode they overly attached and emotional with no character development whatsoever, it makes no sense.
Also the out of place music "Whitey's on the moon" which critiques a white person being on the moon, while black people on planet earth are starving, poor etc, you get the idea. It's completely out of place and doesn't fit the scene at all, it's just there to bring up the argument of "REPARATIONS" that black lives matter have been clamouring for quite some time now.
Overall the first episode was way way better than the second one, i'm going to watch it more, but the show lacks in a lot of departments, storytelling, Leti is a mediocre actress, she's just there to play the "strong black woman that makes fun of white people part" nothing else.
But all in all, it's a mediocre show that feeds on politics and sjw talking points, nothing special about the dialogue, character development, writing, the only good things is the amazing production value for a TV show.… Expand

15 of 27 users found this helpful1512

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Flashrick

Jan 6, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler alert show is terrible. Big bad monster is white racist people not the Lovecrafts beasts that could kill you. and don’t forget poor love craft characters at that… Expand

1 of 3 users found this helpful12

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 16, 2020
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  S1:E10. Full Circle
  Air Date: October 18, 2020
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  S1:E10. Full Circle
  Air Date: October 18, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E9. Rewind 1921
  Air Date: October 11, 2020
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  S1:E9. Rewind 1921
  Air Date: October 11, 2020
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  S1:E8. Jig-a-Bobo
  Air Date: October 4, 2020
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  S1:E8. Jig-a-Bobo
  Air Date: October 4, 2020
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  S1:E7. I Am.
  Air Date: September 27, 2020
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  S1:E7. I Am.
  Air Date: September 27, 2020
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  S1:E6. Meet Me in Daegu
  Air Date: September 20, 2020
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  S1:E6. Meet Me in Daegu
  Air Date: September 20, 2020
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  S1:E5. Strange Case
  Air Date: September 13, 2020
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  S1:E5. Strange Case
  Air Date: September 13, 2020
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  S1:E4. A History of Violence
  Air Date: September 6, 2020
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  S1:E4. A History of Violence
  Air Date: September 6, 2020
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  S1:E3. Holy Ghost
  Air Date: August 30, 2020
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  S1:E3. Holy Ghost
  Air Date: August 30, 2020
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  S1:E2. Whitey's on the Moon
  Air Date: August 23, 2020
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  S1:E2. Whitey's on the Moon
  Air Date: August 23, 2020
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  S1:E1. Sundown
  Air Date: August 16, 2020
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  S1:E1. Sundown
  Air Date: August 16, 2020