Jordan Peele adapting 'Lovecraft Country' for HBO, Bad Robot to produce

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By Darian Scalamoni

            It’s official: Jordan Peele is the hottest name in Hollywood right now. Coming off of his mega success as writer/director for Get Out, Peele is not only working on another film but according to Deadline, he’ll be producing Lovecraft Country for HBO. He’ll also collaborate with J.J. Abrams production company, Bad Robot on the series.

            Lovecraft Country is based on the 2016 novel from Matt Ruff that focuses on 25-year-old Atticus Black and his search for his father in 1950s Jim Crow era America. Black is helped by Letitia and his Uncle George on this journey and struggle to survive and overcome racist terrors. The network has high hopes that it could become an anthology series that will give storytelling from the African-American perspective.

            Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions recently signed first-look deal at Universal. He then quickly set up another timely thriller based around race for the studio after turning down Akira from Warner Bros.