Lovecraft Country (2020)

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father. They must survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the malevolent spirits that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.

IMDb rating: 7.1 (51,644 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.64 avg 10 episodes 8.3 → 6.7 61 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sundown	8.3	5,187
2	Whitey's on the Moon	7.2	3,870
3	Holy Ghost	7.6	3,177
4	A History of Violence	7.4	2,726
5	Strange Case	7.2	2,811
6	Meet Me in Daegu	8.3	2,883
7	I Am.	7.1	2,616
8	Jig-a-Bobo	8.2	2,295
9	Rewind 1921	8.4	2,182
10	Full Circle	6.7	1,958