‘Lovecraft Country’ Roundtable: Interviews with Jonathan Majors, Aunjanue Ellis, Courtney B. Vance and Creator Misha Green

Just two episodes have aired from the first season of Lovecraft Country, and I know we all cannot stop dreaming about it. It has stirred conversations and excited a many Blerd who has waited generations to see a Sci-Fi show for us by us. It’s only the beginning and the performances alone have floored us. Just wait there is so much more to come! I had the unbelievable opportunity to speak to the full cast and creator Misha Green. Don’t worry we will not spoil upcoming episodes, so we’ll start with the non-spoiler interviews.    Jonathan Majors, Atticus (Tic) Freeman The day of interviews was expertly orchestrated; journalists were filtered in and out of Zoom rooms eager to connect with these phenomenal actors and creators. After a short wait, we are ushered (digitally) into the Zoom room with Jonathan Majors who plays our main character, Atticus Freeman.   As soon as we enter Jonathan exclimates “Ooo! Sisters!”     A room full of Black and brown women journalists was not something Jonathan wanted to go unnoticed. As we begin Jonathan looks excited and ready to dive in.    Image Courtesy of Los Angeles Times Black Nerd Problems: Something that I found really refreshing was that a lot of the characters had so much layers and nuance. Being characters of color, being Black people often times you are there to serve a certain type of representation. This time it felt so human so many levels. Atticus is kind of like a c…