'Lovecraft Country' is packed with historical references and hidden clues. Here's a guide to the ones you may have missed.

Libby TorresAug 17, 2020, 07:53 IST

Jonathan Majors plays Tic on "Lovecraft Country."Elizabeth Morris/HBO

"Lovecraft Country," HBO's new sci-fi series, takes place in the 1950s, and is packed with historical references to the time period.
As Black Americans, the show's main characters experience racism at every turn, from segregated buses to the dangers of "sundown towns."
There are also several clues throughout the show that point towards major plot revelations down the line.
Here's a guide to details and historical references on "Lovecraft Country" that you might have missed.
Warning: This post contains spoilers for "Lovecraft Country."

HBO's new show "Lovecraft Country" takes place in the 1950s, and is packed with historical references and hidden clues to future plot revelations.

The series focuses on Atticus "Tic" Freeman (Jonathan Majors), a young Korean war veteran who's desperate to find his father and learn more about his mysterious ancestry. Joining Tic on his journey for answers is his father's brother, Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance), and Tic's childhood friend Leticia "Leti" Lewis (Jurnee Smollett).

As the group travels through the Jim Crow south on their way to find Tic's missing father, they experience racism at nearly every turn, from segregated movie theaters to the terrors of "sundown towns."

And hints about Tic's ancestry, as well as the whereabouts of his father, are hidden in books and soundtrack selections throughout the first episode, too.

Here's a guide to all of the details and references you might have missed on "Lovecraft Country."

The first scene features dialogue from the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story."

"Lovecraft Country" opens with a fantastical battle sequence. HBO

The book Tic reads in the first scene is a real life sci-fi novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Jonathan Majors plays Tic on "Lovecraft Country." Elizabeth Morris/HBO

Signs of institutional racism are everywhere in the first episode.

Racism is prevalent in "Lovecraft Country." HBO

Uncle George is the editor and publisher of a travel guide for Black Americans.

Tic (Jonathan Majors) and Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) travel together for the guidebook on "Lovecraft Country." HBO

Uncle George appears to wear a Shriners' fez in one scene.

Courtney B. Vance (left) plays Uncle George. HBO

Tic finds a copy of "The Count of Monte Cristo" in his father's apartment — hinting at Montrose's fate.

Books feature prominently on "Lovecraft Country." HBO

A famous historical photograph is recreated in one shot while a clip of James Baldwin plays in the background.

This shot recreates a famous historical photo. HBO

Uncle George has a picture of Tic's mother in his wallet.

Tic finds a picture of his family in Montrose's copy of "The Count of Monte Cristo." HBO

At the end of the first episode, Tic, Leti, and Uncle George have a terrifying experience in a "sundown town" — a racist, real-life occurrence in the Jim Crow south.

The top image shows a sign placed across from the Sojourner Truth housing project in Detroit, Michigan, in 1942. The bottom is a billboard encountered by the characters on "Lovecraft Country." Arthur Siegel/Anthony Potter Collection/Getty Images and HBO

At the end of the first episode, Tic, Leti, and Uncle George have a terrifying experience in a "sundown town" — a racist, real-life occurrence in the Jim Crow south.

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'Lovecraft Country' is packed with historical references and hidden clues. Here's a guide to the ones you may have missed.

The first scene features dialogue from the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story."

The book Tic reads in the first scene is a real life sci-fi novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Signs of institutional racism are everywhere in the first episode.

Uncle George is the editor and publisher of a travel guide for Black Americans.

Uncle George appears to wear a Shriners' fez in one scene.

Tic finds a copy of "The Count of Monte Cristo" in his father's apartment — hinting at Montrose's fate.

A famous historical photograph is recreated in one shot while a clip of James Baldwin plays in the background.

Uncle George has a picture of Tic's mother in his wallet.

At the end of the first episode, Tic, Leti, and Uncle George have a terrifying experience in a "sundown town" — a racist, real-life occurrence in the Jim Crow south.