Wondering if there will be a "Lovecraft Country" Season 2? You're not alone; fans of HBO's supernatural drama are hoping the monster-filled adventure doesn't end now that Season 1 is over Yes, let's talk about that ending There is still room for "Lovecraft Country" Season 2

The horror series is set during the racially segregated Jim Crow era in 1950s America The characters confront monsters ranging from the supernatural to the racist and human

Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he travels by car with his friend Leticia (Journey Smollett) and his uncle George (Courtney B Vance) to find his missing father Along the way, they encounter vampire-like creatures and menacing human cops The show balances fantastic stories with the dangerous realities of being black

The show is based on Matt Ruff's novel of the same name, which was inspired by HP Lovecraft's terrifying tale The program admits that Lovecraft himself was a racist

Spoiler alert: The following story contains spoilers for "Lovecraft Country" Season 1

HBO has not yet ordered "Lovecraft Country" Season 2, but it seems certain The show has been well received and rated, drawing 14 million viewers in its premiere, which ranks with "Watchmen" and "Perry Mason"

Regarding the renewal, showrunner Misha Green told Deadline, "Nothing is official yet, but we envision a second season in the spirit of Matt Ruff's novel by continuing to reclaim the narrative space of a genre that people of color have generally left behind"

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Green added, "With the finale, we wanted to end the arc of the first season and open the door to the next"

The biggest complicating factor is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted film and television production Many projects have resumed, while others have been canceled

Even if "Lovecraft Country" Season 2 gets the go-ahead, it may be a year or more before viewers can see it Season 1 was filmed in late 2018, which means there was a two-year turn before it debuted on HBO Even if filming for Season 2 begins in early 2021, it may not be released until late 2022 or early 2023

Before we delve further into what may or may not happen in "Lovecraft Country" Season 2, let's unpack that shocking Season 1 finale and explain the ending

Atticus (aka Tick) and Leticia (aka Letty) obtained the "Book of Names," and reading it transported them to the realm of their ancestors, where they consulted with Tick's mother, great-grandmother, and ancestor, Hannah, about how to defeat Christina, who achieved immortality on the autumn equinox

They headed for Ardam, only to find that they were too late Christina, disguised as Ruby, cuts Tick for his blood and becomes immortal But Tick knew all along that he was going to die, so Zia uses Kumho's tentacles to link him to Christina Tik's sacrifice allows Letty's magic to take effect, depriving the whites, including Christina, of all magic Letty declares, "The magic is ours now"

Christina remains trapped in the rubble, while Dee arrives and uses his new mechanical arm to crush her to death

Finally, Letty, Gia, and friends carry Tick's body away In the voice-over, Tik asks his father Montrose to become the parent of his and Letty's unborn baby

Given all the deaths in the finale, who will remain in the cast of "Lovecraft Country" Season 2? Start with the actors who play the surviving major characters:

Then there are the major characters who died during the season or in the finale

Since "Lovecraft Country" is a supernatural show involving spells, magic, and the realm of ancestors, it is quite possible that one of them will be resurrected or appear as an apparition/ghost