Lovecraft County Teaser Trailer Shows A Mix Of Supernatural And Very Real Horror Elements

HBO has released a trailer for Lovecraft Country, the new series from Misha Green (Underground). The trailer shows the show's main character, Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors, a story-loving young man who goes looking for his "birthright"--a seemingly haunted house in Lovecraft Country.

The show, which is set in Jim Crow-era 1950s America, is executive produced by Jordan Peele (Get Out).

The trailer below shows off the spooky tone of the show, as well as its stellar cast, which includes Abbey Lee, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Courtney B. Vance, Michael K. Williams, and Wunmi Mosaku. This is the show's second trailer--here's the first.

It also shows that the show will mix imagined demons with realistic portrayals of racism and police violence. You can watch the full trailer below.

The show is scheduled to debut in August, although an exact date has not been set. It's definitely on our to-watch list.

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