Producers Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams come together for a TV series adaptation of Matt Ruff’s novel Lovecraft Country. This show is an allegorical horror tale told against the backdrop of a racially segregated 1950s America. The story follows three Black Americans on a road trip to find a missing person where they not only have to deal with the racism of the 1950’s but supernatural forces straight out of an H.P. Lovecraft story.
When and Where to Watch Lovecraft Country
The show will premier on HBO Sunday, August 16th, and will conclude its ten episodes run on October 18th, just in time for Halloween. The series features familiar HBO faces such as Michael Kenneth Williams (HBO’s The Wire and Boardwalk Empire), Montrose Freeman, and Courtney B. Vance (HBO’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, American Crime Story) and Jonathan Majors (When We Rise).
How To Watch
You don’t need cable to watch Lovecraft Country. You can watch the show on HBO through either the HBO app or HBO may, but it depends on which streaming device you use. We explain the reasoning in our article on how to watch HBO, but the following applies:
Owners of the devices in the list above will use the Max app
- Android phones and tablets
- Android TV (including most Sony Android TVs, 2016 models and later)
- Apple TV (4th generation and later)
- Computers (PC and Mac browsers)
- Apple iOS devices: iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
- PlayStation 4
- Samsung TV (2016 models and later)
- Xbox One
- Chromecast (Through Android or iOS device)
Owners of the devices in the list below will have to use the HBO app
- Amazon Fire TV
- Fire TV Stick
- Fire TV Cube
- Fire TV Edition Smart TVs (Insignia HD, Insignia 4K UHD, Toshiba HD, Toshiba 4K UHD)
- All Roku devices released in 2013 and later
Both Max and the HBO app have a subscription cost of $14.99. The HBO content is the same on both services. You will have access to all HBO live, and the HBO on-demand content is the same. This includes HBO Originals, along with TV shows and Movies licensed to HBO. The significant difference is on Max Content available from WarnerMedia (See our review of Max for more details). However, both apps will allow you to watch every episode of Lovecraft Country.
