The Stars of "Lovecraft Country" Want Season 2 As Much As You Do
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Lovecraft Country's 10-episode season comes to a close on Sunday, October 18.
The HBO series is based on Matt Ruff's novel of the same name, and stars Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Michael K. Williams, and more.
Fans are keeping their fingers crossed for a season 2. Here's what we know.
If it were up to us, Lovecraft Country wouldn't end on Sunday, October 18. Each episode of the imaginative horror show follows a different nail-biting brush with the supernatural—including encounters with monsters and an unforgettable seance (those poor, poor ghosts).
Naturally, we hope Lovecraft Country continues past a bittersweet, blood magic-filled season 2 finale, and into a third season. Given the show's shocking (make that really shocking) final moments, there's reason to think the show could continue past "Full Circle," and explore the events' aftermath. "I apologize in advance," star Jurnee Smollett said ahead of the finale, while on Deadline’s New Hollywood Podcast.
But the finale's title, "Full Circle," is also a hint that things could have already come, well, full circle—and are officially over. Say it isn't so!
Luckily, Smollett is as hopeful as we are about another season. "It would be so wrong to folks, the way episode 10 ends, to not do another season," Smollett said on Deadline’s New Hollywood Podcast. ere's what we know about the (potential) next season of Lovecraft Country.
HBO hasn't confirmed another season of Lovecraft Country.
Let's get the obvious out of the way: HBO has not given any indicator about what the future off Lovecraft Country holds—or if there is a future for Lovecraft Country. Speaking to Deadline, Smollett says the future of the show is "up to the suits."
The show has considerable ratings, with the premiere drawing 1.4 million viewers, on par with HBO's Watchmen and Perry Mason. While Watchmen hasn't been renewed, Perry Mason has been—so there's hope of continuing the Freeman family's story.
“What we talked about a lot was [that] the show at the end of the day is just a family drama,” Green said. “And what is it about these people in this family, and what secrets and shame do they have to unpack and exorcise to come together to reclaim their legacy?”
There's more material where the book came from.
Lovecraft Country isn't a straight adaptation of Matt Ruff's novel of the same name. Instead, creator Misha Green says the book is a "platform," or jumping-off point, for the characters' journeys.
"Matt's novel is a beautiful platform, that's what we were using it as, a platform. Then we investigated and we talked, 'Okay, now let's take each character and talk about relevance and what we're doing and what that means, and across 10 episodes, and what we're excited to watch,'" Green told Looper.
That means the show has more freedom to go "off-book" in season 2. However, there are incidents in Ruff's novel that still haven't been depicted, and could fuel more episodes.
The show will be relevant, no matter when it comes out.
While the show featured plot pyrotechnics galore, where Lovecraft Country excelled most was using genre as a means for exploring history and the palpable horror of racism.
"To me, the scary parts were the parts that deal with racism in America. Not the monsters. Lovecraft serves as a timeline of a series of events that led us to where we are today. To have Lovecraft as a mirror, at this time, is very poignant," Michael K. Williams told OprahMag.com during a press junket.
But as season 1 (and maybe season 2) of Lovecraft Country demonstrate, the show is about more than pain. "It's not just about our oppression," Smollett told Deadline. "It is about our love. Our fight to be joyous. It is about our time when we throw parties, and we barbecue. Our struggles. Our demons. It's about so much more than just the oppression."
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