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EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Majors has signed with WME, reuniting with his first agent Elan Ruspoli at the agency.

Diedre Johnson It’s a mashup that includes fantasy, science fiction, history, horror, and a love story — but there’s more.“‘Lovecraft Country’ is a [story] about a family,” says series star Jonathan Majors, “a Black family making their way through a world full of obstacles … and [answers] the question of what it means to be individuals, what it means to be alive, and what it means to move you and your people forward.”Set in the 1950s, the 10-episode series was created by writer-producer Misha Green, who adapted Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name. Majors portrays Atticus Freeman, a Korean war vet and bibliophile who returns to his hometown of Chicago after learning that his father Montrose (Michael Kenneth Williams) is missing.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn HBO’s “Lovecraft Country,” Atticus Freeman, played by Jonathan Majors, is in 1950s America, in the era of Jim Crow laws, driving on a quest to find his missing father.Cars play a vital role in the series, as production designer Kalina Ivanov points out, “Black people used cars in the ’50s as a means to survive.” And as we see in the first episode, Atticus finds himself encountering a racist sheriff played by Jamie Harris, who reminds Atticus he’s driving through a sundown town (a town that banned Black people after dark).

HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” is believed to be the first-ever series scored from start to finish by musicians recording remotely from their homes.

Lovecraft Country. And even moreso, its breakout actor, Jonathan Majors.In the HBO series that debuted on Sunday, Majors plays the main character, a Korean War veteran named Atticus Freeman, who embarks on a quest to find his missing father (Michael K.

Lovecraft Country—that centers a Black family and their survival. Then four years later, Underground creator Misha Green uses Ruff’s novel as inspiration for HBO’s Lovecraft Country series. In Green’s show, which premieres August 16, Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) and his family and friends do battle with 1950s monsters—as in the grotesque Elder Gods and monstrous racists. Some folks may debate about separating the art from the artist, but for Aunjanue Ellis (who plays Atticus’ aunt Hippolyta Freeman) in this case, the two cannot be segregated.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco, or his part in Netflix and Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods (he was phenomenal in both). He plays the main character in Lovecraft Country, a Korean War veteran named Atticus Freeman, opposite Jurnee Smollett as Letitia 'Leti" Lewis.

Lovecraft Country) to the return of cooking show and two comedy specials on . Your queue is about to be very happy.Below, the specific to watch out for: Lovecraft Country: “Based on Matt Ruff 's novel of the same name, Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he meets up with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) and his Uncle George (Courtney B.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“Lovecraft Country,” a new drama on HBO, begins with a scene of degradation; soldier Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) emerges from a foxhole to see a winged, tentacled creature flying overhead. Another fantastical monster is destroyed by Jackie Robinson, then reconstitutes itself to devour the pathbreaking baseball player when Atticus wakes up from this dream in the back seat of a segregated bus.

follows the adventures of Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors), his friend Letitia Lewis (Jurnee Smollett) and his Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) as they travel across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of Atticus’ missing father (Michael K.

We have our first clip of the upcoming HBO horror show “Lovecraft Country” and it is fittingly creepy. READ MORE: ‘Lovecraft Country’ Trailer: Horror Comes To 1950s Jim Crow America For Jurnee Smollett, Micheal Kenneth Williams & More The clip premiered at the show’s Comic-Con@Home panel on Saturday, and it shows Jonathan Majors‘ Atticus Freeman, Jurnee Smollett‘s Letitia and Courtney B.

HBO’s “Lovecraft Country” taps into the Black experience with a sci-fi twist.

Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams have teamed up to create HBO‘s latest horror-thriller “Lovecraft Country”.

HBO just dropped the creepy new trailer for the upcoming drama series “Lovecraft Country”.

Coming to HBO in August is an all-new series,, adapted from Matt Ruff’s fantasy horror novel about life in the Jim Crow era. Produced by Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams, the show was written and created by Misha Green, who is reunited with actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell. The two previously worked together on the WGN America series . 

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