In HBO\u2019s upcoming adaptation of Matt Ruff\u2019s novel Lovecraft Country, a family of Black heroes find themselves having to face both the everyday racist realities of 1950s America and a whole host of demonic entities that seem to pop up wherever they go. During this year\u2019s San Diego Comic-Con at Home, Lovecraft Country\u2019s cast sat down to discuss the show\u2019s narrative complexities and how the story it\u2019s telling is firmly rooted in reality.<\/b>
\nIn HBO\u2019s upcoming adaptation of Matt Ruff\u2019s novel Lovecraft Country, a family of Black heroes find themselves having to face both the everyday racist realities of 1950s America and a whole host of demonic entities that seem to pop up wherever they go. During this year\u2019s San Diego Comic-Con at Home, Lovecraft Country\u2019s cast sat down to discuss the show\u2019s narrative complexities and how the story it\u2019s telling is firmly rooted in reality. Though the adventure that Atticus (Jonathan Majors), Leti (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and George (Courtney B. Vance) embark upon brings them face to face with the likes of literal demons, monsters, and magical Klansmen, Lovecraft Country\u2019s as much a sci-fi and fantasy show as it is one about the real-world evils of anti-Black racism. Majors described how, while reading his script for one scene in which Atticus is pulled over by a white police officer, he was immediately recognized the situation as something he\u2019d been brought up to fear for obvious reasons. Familiar as those fears may be to Black audience members, Majors emphasized how important it is for Lovecraft Country to put that subject matter front and center. \u201cYou notice in that scene, it\u2019s just people, you understand,\u201d Majors pointed out. \u201cThe demonic spirit that\u2019s entering in is that of, you know, racism, etc. That\u2019s what we\u2019re talking about; that\u2019s what we\u2019re showing in technicolor.\u201d The entire panel discussion\u2019s worth giving a watch to learn more about the cast\u2019s on-screen dynamics, and if you stick around until the very end, there\u2019s a new extended clip from an upcoming episode ahead of Lovecraft Country\u2019s premiere on August 16. For more, make sure you\u2019re following us on our Instagram @io9dotcom.<\/p>\n