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Wondering what HBO's latest prestige TV hit in the making is all about? Don't worry, we've got you covered. From the making of the show to its story and themes, here's all you need to know before taking a trip into the ambitious, provocative, and terrifying world of Lovecraft Country.
Published in 2016, Lovecraft Country is the sixth novel by author Matt Ruff. When Ruff worked out the idea, he thought it would make for a great TV show, and wrote the novel as a proof of concept.
In other words, Ruff wrote the book with the hopes that one day it would get optioned by Hollywood and turned into a television series, even though such an idea "was an extraordinary long shot."
But within a year, Ruff's gambit paid off. In May 2017, HBO ordered a series adaptation of Lovecraft Country. While a bunch of major industry players and their production companies signed on to bring the book to life, it still took more than three long years for the show to surface, with the first episode of the series premiering on HBO in August 2020.
In 2017, just a few months after Jordan Peele released his thought-provoking, Oscar-winning thriller Get Out, Deadline announced the comedian-turned-filmmaker's next project: An adaptation of Lovecraft Country.
Like Get Out, Lovecraft Country is a horror title with plenty to say about race relations in America. It was Peele who discovered the novel and brought it to Hollywood's attention.
Right out of the gate, Lovecraft Country boasted some major talent with the track record to bring such a unique project to the small screen. HBO ordered a full season of episodes to be produced by Warner Bros. Television in association with Peele's Monkeypaw Productions and Bad Robot, the production company founded by Star Wars, Star Trek, and Lost mastermind J.J. Abrams. Keep watching the video to see your guide to watching Lovecraft Country.
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An impressive creative staff | 0:54
A stacked cast too | 2:05
The plot of Lovecraft Country | 3:09
Personal preparation | 4:06
A hard campaign | 4:47
Green Book | 6:21
Some horrible ideas | 7:36
Other stories of horror | 8:53
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