These shows and movies display the unique Black perspective needed in the sci-fi and fantasy genres.
Lovecraft Country (2020)
Theres a delicious irony in taking H.P.
Lovecrafts legacy cosmic horror dripping with racism and turning it into a weapon against supremacy.
Lovecraft Country / HBO
Thats exactly whatLovecraft Countrypulls off.
One minute youre watching a supernatural chase scene, the next youre reliving the Tulsa Race Massacre.
The show isnt subtle about drawing parallels between otherworldly horrors and Americas racist history.
The result is a wild ride thatll keep you up at night thinking about both kinds of monsters.
Black Panther (2018)
Wakanda forever?
More like Wakanda changed everything forever.
HBO
How do you protect your culture while sharing your resources?
Bridgerton/Queen Charlotte (2020)
Bridgertonlooked at stuffy period dramas and said, Hold my tea.
The Woman King (2022)
The Woman Kingisnt just another historical epic.
Walt Disney
Viola Davis and her fellow warriors arent just playing soldiers theyre channeling generations of untold power.
The sunken place isnt just a cool special effect its an extreme version of what code-switching feels like.
Queen Charlotte / Netflix
Sony Pictures
Universal Pictures
HBO
