‘The Terror’ Featurette: AMC’s New Horror Drama Looks Incredible
AMC is about to unleash your next TV obsession:The Terror. The historical horror show adapts theDan Simmonsnovel of the same name, based on the true story of Captain Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition in the late 1800s. AThe Terrorfeaturette goes behind-the-scenes of the newRidley Scott-produced series.Dan Simmons' lengthy tomeThe Terrormakes for a great read, and will likely make for an even greater TV series. The new AMC adaptation of Simmons' book comes from creatorDavid Kajganich, with filmmaking legend Ridley Scott serving as one of the executive producers. A newThe Terrorfeaturette has behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew and they discuss the upcoming series.
The Terror Featurette
This looks kind of…awesome? I thought an earliertrailerforThe Terrorlooked a tad unimpressive, but this featurette makes the show look truly fantastic, full of moody, stylish, cinematic direction. That shot of someone in a diving suit being lowered into the icy waters is incredible. On top of that, the story itself is almost too engrossing to pass-up. As co-starJared Harrissays, “There have been more successful trips to the moon than there have been passages through the Northwest Passage.“In 1845, two ships,HMS ErebusandHMS Terror, set sail from England on an expedition under the command of Captain Sir John Franklin (played on the show byCiarán Hinds). Franklin’s mission hoped to sail through the Arctic with hopes of traveling through last unexplored section of the Northwest Passage. The mission started off well-enough, but problems began to set in very soon. Before long, both ships were trapped in ice, and slowly but surely, men started dying.Simmons' novel, and the show, adds a supernatural element to the story – the presence of a malevolent, inhuman force out there in the ice, stalking the men. In addition to Jared Harris and Ciarán Hinds,The TerrorstarsTobias Menzies,Paul Ready,Adam Nagaitis,Matthew McNulty,Liam Garrigan,Ronan RafteryandNive Nielsen.The Terrorpremieres on AMC onMarch 26, 2018.
