The show Lovecraft Country was launched in August 2020 on HBO. It was a dark fantasy show that was loved by fans and critics alike. The show was quite promising and some speculate that it could have been very, very successful. Alas, it was canceled abruptly, leaving fans fuming! While a second season was reportedly developed, the show was ultimately canceled by HBO.
Now fans have taken to Twitter to express their anguish over the abrupt axing of the show, so many seemed to love. The show had an interesting premise and a talented cast.
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Lovecraft Country: A Spectacular Show!
The show followed the journey of young Atticus Freeman, who along with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George went on a quest across 1950s America to find his missing father. The trio had to contend with racism and terrifying monsters! The show had a total of 10 episodes in the first season. While a second season, Lovecraft Country: Supremacy, was reportedly in development, HBO canceled it. Much to the heartbreak of fans.
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Fans Take To Twitter To Vent Their Heartbreak and Frustration
Fans of the show took to Twitter to lament the heartbreaking decision of HBO canceling the promising show. Some are still hopeful, that a second season might ultimately be made.
What happened to Lovecraft Country is an illustration of how systematic racism works in corporate America. It is also a compelling reason why Critical Race Theory is Important. The show made people that are comfortable creating discomfort for others, uncomfortable.
— K. (@iamK_Antoinette) July 5, 2022
WE FINALLY HAD OUR BLACK SUPERNATURAL SHOW AND THEY CANCELLED It……..I’ll never let it go @HBO Bring Lovecraft country back!!! pic.twitter.com/rY0Hn8GUT9
— Tyren (@TyrenRobinson4) July 5, 2022
Lovecraft Country was so great because it showed how the country was more terrifying than the monsters themselves.
— Virgo Blade (@VirgoBlade) July 5, 2022
Black people enjoying Lovecraft Country: 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
HBO:
pic.twitter.com/7rYLMl5igb— 𝔔𝔲𝔢𝔢𝔫 𝔪𝔢𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔦𝔫 𝔅𝔯𝔞𝔷𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔬𝔫👸🏽 (@Blu_Alexia_) July 4, 2022
lovecraft country had the potential to be bigger than stranger things.
— 11 (@petalplugz) July 4, 2022
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Many fans speculated that the show had the potential to become bigger than Netflix’s Stranger Things! Abrupt cancellation of promising shows is surely quite heartbreaking. What do you think of the show? Let us know your opinion in the comments section below.
Lovecraft Country can be streamed on HBO Max.
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