Jordan Peele (Get Out,Us) and J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,Star Trek) have teamed up for HBO’s latest original series,Lovecraft Country. And HBO has brought the cast to this year’sComic-Con@Homefor a special virtual panel that digs into the show. Even though San Diego Comic-Con won’t be happening as usual, the organizers behind the pop culture convection are making the most of it, and this is a prime example.
To conclude the panel, a new clip from the show was revealed. It sees the group investigating an undisclosed location. It is dark and they have flashlights, indicating they are not supposed to be there. But once they turn off the flashlights, a hidden secret is unveiled. This latest footage comes after HBO dropped theLovecraft Country Comic-Con trailerearly, debuting it yesterday before the panel.
The series comes from showrunner and executive producer Misha Green. Cast members, Jurnee Smollett (Bird of Prey), Jonathan Majors (The Last Black Man in San Francisco), Michael K. Williams (Boardwalk Empire), Aunjanue Ellis (Quantico), Wunmi Mosaku (Luther), Abbey Lee (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story) will be on hand for the panel. They will be having a conversation about the drama, which will be moderated by Sarah Rodman, executive editor of Entertainment Weekly.
Lovecraft Countryis based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff. It centers on Atticus Black as he joins his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to set off on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. What follows is a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from an H.P. Lovecraft novel. Aside from Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams as executive producers, Yann Demange (‘71), who also directs the first episode, director Daniel Sackheim (Game of Thrones,True Detective), Ben Stephenson and Bill Carraro will produce as well.
Just because SDCC isn’t happening in person doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot for pop culture lovers to be on the lookout for this weekend. This is just one of dozens of panels covering a wide range of topics such as movies, TV and more. Be sure to check out theLovecraft Countrypanel for yourself, before the showdebuts this August. We will be keeping up with the convention all weekend, so keep an eye out for our additional coverage atcomic-con.org.