Although Stephen King is the undisputed leader of horror fiction, along with other contemporary authors such as Clive Barker, Ann Rice, and Dan Simmons, the American King of Horror is also a great connoisseur of film and television.
In fact, live-action adaptations of Stephen King's work have been around for nearly 50 years, and King has personally worked on or been involved in the production of several of them. His love of movies and shows is second only to that of another master of the horror genre, Guillermo del Toro, who often boasts of his encyclopedic knowledge of cinema.
As a result, King himself is not shy about sharing his own discoveries in the world of cinema and television, regularly posting reviews or simple observations on social platforms about what he has recently seen and what particularly impressed him.
For example, in 2017, the writer appreciated a creepy horror film about two...
In fact, live-action adaptations of Stephen King's work have been around for nearly 50 years, and King has personally worked on or been involved in the production of several of them. His love of movies and shows is second only to that of another master of the horror genre, Guillermo del Toro, who often boasts of his encyclopedic knowledge of cinema.
As a result, King himself is not shy about sharing his own discoveries in the world of cinema and television, regularly posting reviews or simple observations on social platforms about what he has recently seen and what particularly impressed him.
For example, in 2017, the writer appreciated a creepy horror film about two...
- 4/19/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Exclusive: Euro Gang Entertainment, the company founded by Gianni Nunnari (300) and Simon Horsman (Legacy: The True Story Of The LA Lakers), has entered into a three picture and series deal with German writer-director Marco Kreuzpaintner who most recently co-directed with Roland Emmerich the big-budget 10-part gladiator series, Those About to Die, with Anthony Hopkins.
Alongside Euro Gang, Kreuzpaintner will produce and direct Drood, a series based on the book of the same name by U.S. author Dan Simmons (The Terror). The story revolves around a sinister and mysterious hunt through Victorian London’s perilous underground for a murderous specter, led by none other than Charles Dickens, and his best friend and fellow author, Wilkie Collins.
The second project, Black Vatican, is a contemporary horror series based on an original story by Andrea Nobile and Maurizio Curcio. Kreuzpaintner will direct the pilot penned by Alex Child, where the Pope, possessed by Satan,...
Alongside Euro Gang, Kreuzpaintner will produce and direct Drood, a series based on the book of the same name by U.S. author Dan Simmons (The Terror). The story revolves around a sinister and mysterious hunt through Victorian London’s perilous underground for a murderous specter, led by none other than Charles Dickens, and his best friend and fellow author, Wilkie Collins.
The second project, Black Vatican, is a contemporary horror series based on an original story by Andrea Nobile and Maurizio Curcio. Kreuzpaintner will direct the pilot penned by Alex Child, where the Pope, possessed by Satan,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC has renewed its supernatural anthology series The Terror for season 3 – and this time, we’re heading for a possibly haunted psychiatric hospital. Jolly.
The first two series of The Terror are spine-chilling, superbly creepy thrillers, and it’s with great pleasure that we’re able to report that the show’s returning with another hair-raising story.
Deadline reports that The Terror has been renewed for season three by AMC, with the new series will based on Victor Lavalle’s novel The Devil in Silver. Lavalle will also write the new series of The Terror with Chris Cantwell.
If the name Lavalle rings a bell, that would be for a good reason. His novel The Changeling was recently adapted into a compelling, thrilling AppleTV+ series of the same name, starring Lakeith Stanfield.
The Devil In Silver follows a man named Pepper, who finds himself committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital.
The first two series of The Terror are spine-chilling, superbly creepy thrillers, and it’s with great pleasure that we’re able to report that the show’s returning with another hair-raising story.
Deadline reports that The Terror has been renewed for season three by AMC, with the new series will based on Victor Lavalle’s novel The Devil in Silver. Lavalle will also write the new series of The Terror with Chris Cantwell.
If the name Lavalle rings a bell, that would be for a good reason. His novel The Changeling was recently adapted into a compelling, thrilling AppleTV+ series of the same name, starring Lakeith Stanfield.
The Devil In Silver follows a man named Pepper, who finds himself committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital.
- 2/7/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
With Steam Fall Next Fest in full swing, Feardemic and developer Unseen Silence have dropped a new demo and trailer during the event for their upcoming horror strategy game, Terror: Endless Night. The game made an appearance last month during Feardemic’s Fear Fest, as is set to arrive on consoles and PC via Steam in 2023.
Inspired by the novel by Dan Simmons and based on true events, Terror: Endless Night sees you managing your crew as well as your ship while it’s stuck on the ice during its voyage to rescue the Hms Erebus and Hms Terror. The two missing ships were heading to the Arctic to find a passage to East Asia. Unfortunately, all contact with the crews for each ship has been lost. Complicating matters is the fate of your son, who is a member of the crew for the missing ships.
Each crew member of...
Inspired by the novel by Dan Simmons and based on true events, Terror: Endless Night sees you managing your crew as well as your ship while it’s stuck on the ice during its voyage to rescue the Hms Erebus and Hms Terror. The two missing ships were heading to the Arctic to find a passage to East Asia. Unfortunately, all contact with the crews for each ship has been lost. Complicating matters is the fate of your son, who is a member of the crew for the missing ships.
Each crew member of...
- 10/4/2022
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
Bradley Cooper To Launch Production Banner With Hyperion — Bradley Cooper will be starting his own production banner and will produce Hyperion based on a series of Dan Simmons novels. Bradley Cooper is soon going to be behind the movie Hyperion which is based on a four volume book series. Originally considered a limited series to [...]
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Continue reading: Hyperion: Bradley Cooper Set To Make Movie Project With New Production Label...
- 11/4/2021
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Bradley Cooper is launching a new production banner, and it already has a project lined up: "Hyperion," based on the sci-fi novel series by Dan Simmons ("The Terror"). While Cooper made his feature directorial debut with "A Star Is Born," he's only on board to producer "Hyperion," with the search for a director currently underway. Previously, "Hyperion" was set up as a TV project at Syfy. Now it moves to the big screen via Warner Bros., with Graham King attached to produce under his Gk Films banner. The "Hyperion" series consists of four books set in the 29th century, featuring "hundreds of planets connected by farcaster portals," whatever the heck that means. This...
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- 11/2/2021
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Eight-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper is launching a new production banner, Deadline has learned. At the same time, Cooper and Weston Middleton at the new label are set to produce Hyperion based on the four-volume series of Dan Simmons novels, a project Cooper has had long in the works.
Hyperion now moves over from TV’s Syfy to Warner Bros. motion pictures with Oscar winner Graham King still attached to produce under his Gk Films.
Previously conceived as a limited series for Syfy, Hyperion now will be adapted as feature by Tom Spezialy, the Emmy-winning EP of HBO’s limited series Watchmen. A search for a director is underway. The change-up in adapting the IP as a movie instead of a limited series is to provide the IP with more breadth and scope that the expansive story demands.
Published by Bantam Spectra, the Hyperion Cantos series includes Hyperion (1989), The...
Hyperion now moves over from TV’s Syfy to Warner Bros. motion pictures with Oscar winner Graham King still attached to produce under his Gk Films.
Previously conceived as a limited series for Syfy, Hyperion now will be adapted as feature by Tom Spezialy, the Emmy-winning EP of HBO’s limited series Watchmen. A search for a director is underway. The change-up in adapting the IP as a movie instead of a limited series is to provide the IP with more breadth and scope that the expansive story demands.
Published by Bantam Spectra, the Hyperion Cantos series includes Hyperion (1989), The...
- 11/1/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
[This post originally appeared as part of Recommendation Machine, IndieWire’s daily TV picks feature.]
Where to Watch “The Terror”: Hulu (the series originally aired on AMC)
The men of Season 1 of “The Terror” are confined to their fates well before they realize it. Without detailing too much about the circumstances that end up befalling the Arctic voyages of the Hms Terror and the Hms Erebus, things only get more terrifying as that reality starts to set in for both them and those watching.
Their prospects don’t exactly improve much after, but the middle of the season delivers a particularly jarring one-two punch. After finally coming face-to-face with the creature that’s been lurking beyond the horizon up to that point, Fitzjames (Tobias Menzies) proposes that a bit of celebration might put the crew in better spirits to receive the news that, with supplies dwindling, the only plan left is to leave their ships behind. “We need...
Where to Watch “The Terror”: Hulu (the series originally aired on AMC)
The men of Season 1 of “The Terror” are confined to their fates well before they realize it. Without detailing too much about the circumstances that end up befalling the Arctic voyages of the Hms Terror and the Hms Erebus, things only get more terrifying as that reality starts to set in for both them and those watching.
Their prospects don’t exactly improve much after, but the middle of the season delivers a particularly jarring one-two punch. After finally coming face-to-face with the creature that’s been lurking beyond the horizon up to that point, Fitzjames (Tobias Menzies) proposes that a bit of celebration might put the crew in better spirits to receive the news that, with supplies dwindling, the only plan left is to leave their ships behind. “We need...
- 10/31/2021
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Director Scott Derrickson will adapt a Joe Hill short story called “The Black Phone” into a feature film for Blumhouse, according to Deadline. Derrickson is penning the screenplay with his regular writing partner, C. Robert Cargill, with whom he also wrote Sinister and Doctor Strange.
The story was initially published in Hill’s first book, a 2005 short story collection called 20th Century Ghosts that put the young author on the horror map before it was widely known that he was the son of Stephen King. The tale follows the plight of John Finney, a young boy kidnapped and held prisoner in the basement of a serial killer, who begins to communicate with his previous victims via a broken old phone.
For Derrickson, the project signifies a return to his moderate budget horror roots and to Blumhouse, with whom he teamed on 2012’s Sinister. The filmmaker directed his first film, the direct-to-video sequel Hellraiser: Inferno,...
The story was initially published in Hill’s first book, a 2005 short story collection called 20th Century Ghosts that put the young author on the horror map before it was widely known that he was the son of Stephen King. The tale follows the plight of John Finney, a young boy kidnapped and held prisoner in the basement of a serial killer, who begins to communicate with his previous victims via a broken old phone.
For Derrickson, the project signifies a return to his moderate budget horror roots and to Blumhouse, with whom he teamed on 2012’s Sinister. The filmmaker directed his first film, the direct-to-video sequel Hellraiser: Inferno,...
- 10/30/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
You thought movies were the only place to get your daily dose of horror? Oh you fool! You absolute Fool! There are plenty of bingeworthy and scary horror TV shows out there and Hulu just happens to be a great place to find them.
Hulu is home to recent hits like The Terror and Castle Rock but there are still more scares to be found for the horror enthusiast willing to dig deep. Gathered here are some of the best and scariest horror TV shows that Hulu has to offer.
Editor’s Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page and come back every month to see the additions to the best horror TV shows on Hulu.
Updated for October 2020
The Terror
Based on a 2007 book of the same name by Dan Simmons, The Terror season 1 tells a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin’s expedition to the arctic in 1845. In real life,...
Hulu is home to recent hits like The Terror and Castle Rock but there are still more scares to be found for the horror enthusiast willing to dig deep. Gathered here are some of the best and scariest horror TV shows that Hulu has to offer.
Editor’s Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page and come back every month to see the additions to the best horror TV shows on Hulu.
Updated for October 2020
The Terror
Based on a 2007 book of the same name by Dan Simmons, The Terror season 1 tells a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin’s expedition to the arctic in 1845. In real life,...
- 10/16/2020
- by jbindeck2015
- Den of Geek
George R.R. Martin, who is allegedly hard at work on his much-anticipated follow-ups in the Game of Thrones book series, is suing an L.A. production company over the film rights to his werewolf novella The Skin Trade.
A complaint filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday indicates Mike The Pike Productions optioned the film rights to Martin’s novella in 2009. It subsequently assigned the option to Blackstone Manor, LLC., the named defendants in the lawsuit.
The Skin Trade was part of the 1988 horror anthology Night Visions 5, a collection that included works by Stephen King and Dan Simmons. In the Martin story, private investigator Randi Wadeis looking into a series of brutal killings in her small town. It leads to discovery of werewolves and other creatures.
The complaint states Blackstone exercised the option on Sept. 2, 2014. Per the 2009 agreement, it had five years to start principal photography on a...
A complaint filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday indicates Mike The Pike Productions optioned the film rights to Martin’s novella in 2009. It subsequently assigned the option to Blackstone Manor, LLC., the named defendants in the lawsuit.
The Skin Trade was part of the 1988 horror anthology Night Visions 5, a collection that included works by Stephen King and Dan Simmons. In the Martin story, private investigator Randi Wadeis looking into a series of brutal killings in her small town. It leads to discovery of werewolves and other creatures.
The complaint states Blackstone exercised the option on Sept. 2, 2014. Per the 2009 agreement, it had five years to start principal photography on a...
- 8/22/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Alec Bojalad Oct 21, 2019
Horror doesn't just belong to the movies anymore. This list of the scariest binge-worth TV shows on Hulu should illustrate how.
You thought movies were the only place to get your daily dose of horror? Oh you fool! You absolute Fool! There are plenty of bingeworthy and scary horror TV shows out there and Hulu just happens to be a great place to find them.
You can see a complete list of Hulu new releases here
Hulu is home to recent hits like The Terror and Castle Rock but there are still more scares to be found for the horror enthusiast willing to dig deep. Gathered here are some of the best and scariest horror TV shows that Hulu has to offer.
Editor's Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page and come back every month to see the additions to the best horror TV shows on Hulu.
Horror doesn't just belong to the movies anymore. This list of the scariest binge-worth TV shows on Hulu should illustrate how.
You thought movies were the only place to get your daily dose of horror? Oh you fool! You absolute Fool! There are plenty of bingeworthy and scary horror TV shows out there and Hulu just happens to be a great place to find them.
You can see a complete list of Hulu new releases here
Hulu is home to recent hits like The Terror and Castle Rock but there are still more scares to be found for the horror enthusiast willing to dig deep. Gathered here are some of the best and scariest horror TV shows that Hulu has to offer.
Editor's Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page and come back every month to see the additions to the best horror TV shows on Hulu.
- 9/13/2019
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Aug 13, 2019
The Terror: Infamy premiered on AMC this week. What, if anything, does it have to do with The Terror Season 1?
The Terror: Infamy is one of the most important TV shows on the air right now, but, as it is technically the second season of an anthology drama, there has been some confusion over whether one has to watch The Terror Season 1 before starting The Terror Season 2.
Don't worry, friends, I am here to guide you through this confusing Peak TV era...
No, you do not have to have watched The Terror Season 1 to understand what is happening in The Terror: Infamy. In fact, the seasons are not only completely different stories with only a genre connection (the stories are both supernaturally-tinged historical horror), but have almost completely different behind-the-scenes teams making them.
In the first season, creator David Kajganich and co-showrunner Soo Hugh adapted Dan Simmons...
The Terror: Infamy premiered on AMC this week. What, if anything, does it have to do with The Terror Season 1?
The Terror: Infamy is one of the most important TV shows on the air right now, but, as it is technically the second season of an anthology drama, there has been some confusion over whether one has to watch The Terror Season 1 before starting The Terror Season 2.
Don't worry, friends, I am here to guide you through this confusing Peak TV era...
No, you do not have to have watched The Terror Season 1 to understand what is happening in The Terror: Infamy. In fact, the seasons are not only completely different stories with only a genre connection (the stories are both supernaturally-tinged historical horror), but have almost completely different behind-the-scenes teams making them.
In the first season, creator David Kajganich and co-showrunner Soo Hugh adapted Dan Simmons...
- 8/13/2019
- Den of Geek
The first season of The Terror, an adaption of Dan Simmons’s novel of the same name, was a show that balanced two types of horror: the supernatural, and the natural. Sure, paranormal figures are plenty scary – but nothing is quite as scary as the inhumanity of human beings. Season 2, subtitled Infamy, jumps to a whole […]
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- 8/13/2019
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
One of the best shows on television last year, bar none, was AMC’s The Terror. The first season adapted the Dan Simmons novel of the same name, telling the complete story of a doomed Arctic expedition aboard the Hms Terror and Hms Erebus. It was based on Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition, a real historical incident. […]
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- 8/9/2019
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
George Takei was a major get for “The Terror: Infamy,” the second season of the AMC horror anthology series. But recruiting him was as simple as a walk through the neighborhood.
“It turns out that [showrunner and co-creator] Alexander Woo is a neighbor of mine,” Takei says. “He lives about five blocks away from me and said he wanted to come over and talk to me about something. So he came over and told me about this project that he’s working on.”
The second season of “The Terror,” which premieres Aug. 12, is set during World War II in an internment camp for Japanese Americans. Takei, who plays a fisherman who’s being held, lived through the internment as a small child along with his family. He has gone on to become a vocal advocate for the Japanese American community and preserving the story of the internment through interviews, his Broadway musical “Allegiance,...
“It turns out that [showrunner and co-creator] Alexander Woo is a neighbor of mine,” Takei says. “He lives about five blocks away from me and said he wanted to come over and talk to me about something. So he came over and told me about this project that he’s working on.”
The second season of “The Terror,” which premieres Aug. 12, is set during World War II in an internment camp for Japanese Americans. Takei, who plays a fisherman who’s being held, lived through the internment as a small child along with his family. He has gone on to become a vocal advocate for the Japanese American community and preserving the story of the internment through interviews, his Broadway musical “Allegiance,...
- 7/31/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Season 1 of AMC's horror anthology The Terror was one of the most impressive TV undertakings of 2018. Executive producers David Kajganich and Soo Hugh adapted Dan Simmons' speculative history novel about an Arctic expedition gone terribly wrong: Two British naval ships get stuck in the ice as they
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- 7/18/2019
- by Liam Mathews
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Exclusive: Spanish box office hit The Body (El Cuerpo) is set to get an English-language remake with Mexican multi-hyphenate Isaac Ezban’s (Parallel) Red Elephant Films and Scott Einbinder’s (Killer Joe) La-based Ana Media. Ezban will direct the thriller and produce alongside Einbinder.
The well-received 2012 original, about a detective searching for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue, bagged $8.3M at the Spanish box office for Sony where it was the third-highest grossing local-language film of the year. Director Oriol Paulo also scored a Goya nomination for best newcomer. Pic was produced by Spanish stalwarts Rodar y Rodar and Antena 3 Films.
The remake deal was brokered by Guido Rud of Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks who represented Red Elephant and Ana Media. London-based Meg Thompson represented the original film’s producers.
A Korean remake of The Body opened number one last year in its...
The well-received 2012 original, about a detective searching for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue, bagged $8.3M at the Spanish box office for Sony where it was the third-highest grossing local-language film of the year. Director Oriol Paulo also scored a Goya nomination for best newcomer. Pic was produced by Spanish stalwarts Rodar y Rodar and Antena 3 Films.
The remake deal was brokered by Guido Rud of Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks who represented Red Elephant and Ana Media. London-based Meg Thompson represented the original film’s producers.
A Korean remake of The Body opened number one last year in its...
- 6/19/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The first season of AMC's anthology series The Terror, based upon Dan Simmons' novel of the same name, followed two ships, Hms Erebus and Hms Terror, as they departed from England on a perilous voyage into uncharted territory to discover the Northwest Passage. After becoming trapped in the ice, the frozen and isolated crew found themselves faced with treacherous conditions,…...
- 4/9/2019
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The Terror season 2, officially titled The Terror: Infamy, is set to make this summer extra scary. The second season of AMC’s horror anthology series has just announced an August premiere date, and there’s a set of first-look photos to go with it. Season 1 was an adaptation of Dan Simmons’ historical horror novel The Terror, about […]
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- 4/9/2019
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
George Takei has boarded “The Terror” Season 2 both as a series regular and consultant.
The second season of the AMC anthology series takes place during World War II and is set, in part, in a Japanese-American internment camp. Takei himself was imprisoned in two such internment camps when he was a child. As a consultant, he will work closely with the executive producers to ensure the accuracy of historical events and storytelling. On the acting side, he will play Yamato-san, a former fishing captain and community elder.
Takei is best known for playing Hikaru Sulu in “Star Trek: The Original Series” and several feature film projects. He also starred in the stage musical “Allegiance,” which was inspired by his experiences in the internment camps.
The network previously announced actor Derek Mio will star in the series as Chester Nakayama and Josef Kubota Wladyka will direct the first two episodes. Additional...
The second season of the AMC anthology series takes place during World War II and is set, in part, in a Japanese-American internment camp. Takei himself was imprisoned in two such internment camps when he was a child. As a consultant, he will work closely with the executive producers to ensure the accuracy of historical events and storytelling. On the acting side, he will play Yamato-san, a former fishing captain and community elder.
Takei is best known for playing Hikaru Sulu in “Star Trek: The Original Series” and several feature film projects. He also starred in the stage musical “Allegiance,” which was inspired by his experiences in the internment camps.
The network previously announced actor Derek Mio will star in the series as Chester Nakayama and Josef Kubota Wladyka will direct the first two episodes. Additional...
- 12/18/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
George Takei has joined the cast of the upcoming Season 2 of “The Terror.” The famed “Star Trek” actor will join the ensemble for the sophomore installment of the acclaimed AMC anthology, which will center on the Japanese-American community during World War II.
In addition to appearing as “Yamato-san, a former fishing captain and community elder,” AMC announced that Takei will be serving as a consultant on the season. Takei has been open about his experiences living in a wartime internment camp as a young boy. A portion of “The Terror” Season 2 will take place in a similar environment.
At the time of the series’ renewal, AMC described that Season 2 will “center on an uncanny specter that menaces a Japanese-American community from its home in Southern California to the internment camps to the war in the Pacific.” Production on the 10-episode season begins next month in Vancouver.
Along with Takei, Kiki Sukezane,...
In addition to appearing as “Yamato-san, a former fishing captain and community elder,” AMC announced that Takei will be serving as a consultant on the season. Takei has been open about his experiences living in a wartime internment camp as a young boy. A portion of “The Terror” Season 2 will take place in a similar environment.
At the time of the series’ renewal, AMC described that Season 2 will “center on an uncanny specter that menaces a Japanese-American community from its home in Southern California to the internment camps to the war in the Pacific.” Production on the 10-episode season begins next month in Vancouver.
Along with Takei, Kiki Sukezane,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
George Takei Joins ‘The Terror’ Season 2 as Series Regular, Consultant; Additional Casting Announced
“Star Trek” alum George Takei has joined the second season of the Ridley Scott-produced AMC anthology series, “The Terror,” as a consultant and series regular, the cabler announced Tuesday.
Set in an intermittent camp during World War II, the second season of “The Terror” centers on a series of bizarre deaths that haunt a Japanese-American community, and young man Chester Nakayama’s (Derek Mio) journey to understand and combat the malevolent entity responsible.
Per AMC: “As a child, Takei was imprisoned in two Japanese-American internment camps after the outbreak of World War II. His personal experience and knowledge of this chapter in U.S. history led him to become a leading figure and activist for social justice. As a consultant, Takei will work closely with the executive producers to ensure the accuracy of historical events and storytelling. On the acting side, he will play Yamato-san, a former fishing captain and community elder.
Set in an intermittent camp during World War II, the second season of “The Terror” centers on a series of bizarre deaths that haunt a Japanese-American community, and young man Chester Nakayama’s (Derek Mio) journey to understand and combat the malevolent entity responsible.
Per AMC: “As a child, Takei was imprisoned in two Japanese-American internment camps after the outbreak of World War II. His personal experience and knowledge of this chapter in U.S. history led him to become a leading figure and activist for social justice. As a consultant, Takei will work closely with the executive producers to ensure the accuracy of historical events and storytelling. On the acting side, he will play Yamato-san, a former fishing captain and community elder.
- 12/18/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Over the years, director Guillermo del Toro has been attached to several projects that never saw the light of day. A lot of these projects came and went and the fans have been excited about a lot of them.
Del Toro recently took to Twitter to share a list of all of the completed unproduced screenplays that he worked on and shared his feelings on how these scripts represent more than a decade of work that he put into developing them and how all of that work is now lost.
It’s actually pretty sad to see all of these exciting projects currently dead or in limbo. Of course, this is just a fraction of the kinds of film projects that have been lost in Hollywood over the years. Every filmmaker has projects they wanted to make that never got the greenlight.
Check out Del Toro’s tweets below:
1/2 Screenplays I have developed,...
Del Toro recently took to Twitter to share a list of all of the completed unproduced screenplays that he worked on and shared his feelings on how these scripts represent more than a decade of work that he put into developing them and how all of that work is now lost.
It’s actually pretty sad to see all of these exciting projects currently dead or in limbo. Of course, this is just a fraction of the kinds of film projects that have been lost in Hollywood over the years. Every filmmaker has projects they wanted to make that never got the greenlight.
Check out Del Toro’s tweets below:
1/2 Screenplays I have developed,...
- 11/26/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
It's almost worse watching other people making poor decisions than it is to make them yourself.
When you're doing something stupid, being in the thick of it is all-encompassing. You lose sight of everything else and focus on what's right in front of you, forgetting your stupidity.
The volume of poor choices is rising as of Tell Me a Story Season 1 Episode 3, but there are still a few times when reason sets characters straight before there's no turning back.
Jordan cannot get Eddie out of his mind, and who can blame him?
All he can see are visions of his dead wife telling him she loved him -- when he's not seeing visions of people in pig masks, anyway. Losing someone like Jordan did Beth has to mess with your mind in ways the rest of us can't even comprehend.
I went in for a voice lineup. I identified one of the pigs.
When you're doing something stupid, being in the thick of it is all-encompassing. You lose sight of everything else and focus on what's right in front of you, forgetting your stupidity.
The volume of poor choices is rising as of Tell Me a Story Season 1 Episode 3, but there are still a few times when reason sets characters straight before there's no turning back.
Jordan cannot get Eddie out of his mind, and who can blame him?
All he can see are visions of his dead wife telling him she loved him -- when he's not seeing visions of people in pig masks, anyway. Losing someone like Jordan did Beth has to mess with your mind in ways the rest of us can't even comprehend.
I went in for a voice lineup. I identified one of the pigs.
- 11/15/2018
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Ahead of the UK premiere screening of Parallel at Arrow Video FrightFest Halloween – which takes place at Cineworld, Leicester Square on November 3rd 2018, director Isaac Ezban discusses the film, making his first English-language feature and directing from someone else’s script.
Parallel is the first film you didn’t write yourself (Scott Blaszak did) but it feels so like one from your heart – dealing with the ramifications of identity, life-shattering decision-making and the possibilities of an endless universe as also explored in The Incident and The Similars?
Yes, that its right, I had many firsts on this one: first movie in English, first movie outside of my country with a completely new crew, first studio film, first film in Canada, and first film I didn´t write, and all those firsts added up to an amazing experience. After The Incident and The Similars, I really had the curiosity to do sci-fi in English,...
Parallel is the first film you didn’t write yourself (Scott Blaszak did) but it feels so like one from your heart – dealing with the ramifications of identity, life-shattering decision-making and the possibilities of an endless universe as also explored in The Incident and The Similars?
Yes, that its right, I had many firsts on this one: first movie in English, first movie outside of my country with a completely new crew, first studio film, first film in Canada, and first film I didn´t write, and all those firsts added up to an amazing experience. After The Incident and The Similars, I really had the curiosity to do sci-fi in English,...
- 11/1/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Pivotal events altered the post-apocalyptic journeys of those who managed to survive the first half of Fear The Walking Dead's fourth season, and while the second half won't premiere until August 12th, the series has already been renewed for a fifth season by AMC, who announced the news at the Television Critics’ Association (TCA) Press Tour.
The premiere date and number of episodes for Fear The Walking Dead's fifth season have yet to be revealed, but we'll keep you posted on any updates. The third and fourth seasons have 16 episodes apiece, so we could see that number continue moving forward.
In case you missed it, watch the Comic-Con trailer for the second half of Fear The Walking Dead's fourth season, and read the official press release from AMC below:
Press Release: Beverly Hills, CA – July 28, 2018 – AMC announced today from the Television Critics’ Association (TCA) Press Tour that...
The premiere date and number of episodes for Fear The Walking Dead's fifth season have yet to be revealed, but we'll keep you posted on any updates. The third and fourth seasons have 16 episodes apiece, so we could see that number continue moving forward.
In case you missed it, watch the Comic-Con trailer for the second half of Fear The Walking Dead's fourth season, and read the official press release from AMC below:
Press Release: Beverly Hills, CA – July 28, 2018 – AMC announced today from the Television Critics’ Association (TCA) Press Tour that...
- 7/30/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Is AMC’s limited series “The Terror,” based on Dan Simmons‘ best-selling novel about a lost expedition to the Arctic in the 1840s, being underestimated by our Emmy Experts? As of this writing only one pundit — Ben Travers (Indiewire) — predicts that the haunting program will become the cable network’s third Best Limited Series Emmy nominee after “The Night Manager” (2016) and “Broken Trail” (2007). But don’t forget, the Emmys have a love affair with AMC shows.
See Emmys 2018 exclusive: AMC and Sundance categories for ‘McMafia,’ ‘The Terror,’ ‘The Walking Dead’ and more
Over the past decade AMC has amassed a whopping 16 series nominations for “Mad Men” (2008-15), “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” (2015-17). With “Better Call Saul” sitting out this Emmy cycle because it didn’t air any new episodes, AMC fans within the TV academy may choose to shift their votes to its newest offering, especially one like...
See Emmys 2018 exclusive: AMC and Sundance categories for ‘McMafia,’ ‘The Terror,’ ‘The Walking Dead’ and more
Over the past decade AMC has amassed a whopping 16 series nominations for “Mad Men” (2008-15), “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” (2015-17). With “Better Call Saul” sitting out this Emmy cycle because it didn’t air any new episodes, AMC fans within the TV academy may choose to shift their votes to its newest offering, especially one like...
- 7/2/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday.
This week’s question: What’s the best new overlooked show of 2018 so far?
Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint), The Hollywood Reporter
The best new overlooked show of 2018 so far is probably a show that I’m overlooking, so any answer I would give to you is probably wrong by virtue of my acknowledging it. That being said, the answer has probably been the same since the first week of 2018 when it premiered and that’s Netflix’s “The End of the F***ing World,” a romantic comedy cut with arsenic and featuring what ought to be star-making performances from Alex Lawther and Jessica Barden as a couple of British teens who find love on a road trip, except that he’s a budding serial killer planning to murder her and she’s dealing...
This week’s question: What’s the best new overlooked show of 2018 so far?
Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint), The Hollywood Reporter
The best new overlooked show of 2018 so far is probably a show that I’m overlooking, so any answer I would give to you is probably wrong by virtue of my acknowledging it. That being said, the answer has probably been the same since the first week of 2018 when it premiered and that’s Netflix’s “The End of the F***ing World,” a romantic comedy cut with arsenic and featuring what ought to be star-making performances from Alex Lawther and Jessica Barden as a couple of British teens who find love on a road trip, except that he’s a budding serial killer planning to murder her and she’s dealing...
- 6/27/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
The first season of The Terror, based upon Dan Simmons' novel of the same name, followed two ships, Hms Erebus and Hms Terror, as they departed from England on a perilous voyage into uncharted territory to discover the Northwest Passage. After becoming trapped in the ice, the frozen and isolated crew found themselves faced with treacherous conditions, limited resources, and a deadly unseen... Read More...
- 6/22/2018
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Even though AMC made a name for itself with dramas like Mad Men and Breaking Bad, horror and fantasy programming, like The Walking Dead franchise and Into the Badlands, have been big Nielsen race winners for the cable network. Now they have introduced The Terror TV show. Based on the Dan Simmons novel of the same name, although this period drama is rooted in historical events, it has something of a supernatural twist. How will it go over with the TV audience? Will The Terror be cancelled or renewed for season two on AMC? Stay tuned. **Status update below. An AMC anthology drama, based on the Dan Simmons novel of the same name, and inspired by a true story, The Terror stars Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Ciarán Hinds, Paul Ready, Adam Nagaitis, Nive Nielsen, Ian Hart, and Trystan Gravelle. The first season centers...
- 6/22/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
One of the biggest treats for horror fans this year has been AMC's The Terror, and while the first season was based on Dan Simmons' book of the same name, the show has been renewed for a 10-episode second season that will air in 2019 and switch the setting to a World War II backdrop:
Press Release: New York, NY, June 22, 2018 – AMC today announced that it has renewed its popular and critically acclaimed anthology series, “The Terror” for a second season. The next iteration of “The Terror” anthology will be set during World War II and center on an uncanny specter that menaces a Japanese-American community from its home in Southern California to the internment camps to the war in the Pacific. Season two of “The Terror” anthology is co-created and executive produced by Alexander Woo (“True Blood”) and Max Borenstein. Woo is also set to serve as showrunner.
Press Release: New York, NY, June 22, 2018 – AMC today announced that it has renewed its popular and critically acclaimed anthology series, “The Terror” for a second season. The next iteration of “The Terror” anthology will be set during World War II and center on an uncanny specter that menaces a Japanese-American community from its home in Southern California to the internment camps to the war in the Pacific. Season two of “The Terror” anthology is co-created and executive produced by Alexander Woo (“True Blood”) and Max Borenstein. Woo is also set to serve as showrunner.
- 6/22/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
AMC has given the go-ahead to The Terror season 2. Season 1 was adapted from Dan Simmons‘ novel of the same name, but AMC will now turn the series into an anthology show. Each season will focus on a new terrifying (and apparently historic) scenario. The Terror season 2 will be set in America during World War II. […]
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- 6/22/2018
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
AMC has ordered a 10-episode second season of its first anthology series The Terror for premiere in 2019.
Season 2 is co-created by a new creative team, Alexander Woo (True Blood) and Max Borenstein (Kong: Skull Island) with Woo, who is currently under an overall deal at AMC Studios, set as showrunner. The next iteration, based on an idea by Borenstein, will be set during World War II and center on an uncanny specter that menaces a Japanese-American community from its home in Southern California to the internment camps to the war in the Pacific. Woo and Borenstein take over from Soo Hugh and David Kajganich, who served as co-showrunners on season one.
The first season of The Terror was inspired by a true story about the Royal Navy’s perilous voyage in 1847 while attempting to discover the Northwest Passage. Frozen, isolated and stuck at the end of the earth, season one...
Season 2 is co-created by a new creative team, Alexander Woo (True Blood) and Max Borenstein (Kong: Skull Island) with Woo, who is currently under an overall deal at AMC Studios, set as showrunner. The next iteration, based on an idea by Borenstein, will be set during World War II and center on an uncanny specter that menaces a Japanese-American community from its home in Southern California to the internment camps to the war in the Pacific. Woo and Borenstein take over from Soo Hugh and David Kajganich, who served as co-showrunners on season one.
The first season of The Terror was inspired by a true story about the Royal Navy’s perilous voyage in 1847 while attempting to discover the Northwest Passage. Frozen, isolated and stuck at the end of the earth, season one...
- 6/22/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC has renewed horror anthology “The Terror.”
The second season of the show will tell the story of a specter that haunts the Japanese-American community during World War II in the homes of Southern California, the internment camps where many were held during the war, and in the Pacific theater. Season two is created and executive produced by Alexander Woo (“True Blood”) and Max Borenstein, with Woo serving as showrunner.
“’The Terror’ has given us the opportunity to take a unique approach to the anthology format. We loved the concept of beginning with an actual historical event and overlaying it with a fictional horror element, and we are immensely proud of this show’s combination of cinematic scope and intimate character work. We are thrilled to announce a second season and dramatize one of the most chilling and important events of the 20th Century, guided by the vision of the...
The second season of the show will tell the story of a specter that haunts the Japanese-American community during World War II in the homes of Southern California, the internment camps where many were held during the war, and in the Pacific theater. Season two is created and executive produced by Alexander Woo (“True Blood”) and Max Borenstein, with Woo serving as showrunner.
“’The Terror’ has given us the opportunity to take a unique approach to the anthology format. We loved the concept of beginning with an actual historical event and overlaying it with a fictional horror element, and we are immensely proud of this show’s combination of cinematic scope and intimate character work. We are thrilled to announce a second season and dramatize one of the most chilling and important events of the 20th Century, guided by the vision of the...
- 6/22/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
AMC and Ridley Scott are about to haunt your dreams all over again. And this time they are doing it in a historical, but terrifyingly topical, fashion.
The network announced Friday it’s renewed its first-ever anthology series, “The Terror,” for a second season. This installment hails from Scott (who executive produced the first season) and co-creators Alexander Woo (“True Blood”) and Max Borenstein.
According to the official logline, the next iteration of the anthology series will be set during World War II and center on an uncanny specter that menaces a Japanese-American community from its home in Southern California to the internment camps to the war in the Pacific.
“I’m deeply honored to be telling a story set in this extraordinary period,” said Woo. “We hope to convey the abject terror of the historical experience in...
The network announced Friday it’s renewed its first-ever anthology series, “The Terror,” for a second season. This installment hails from Scott (who executive produced the first season) and co-creators Alexander Woo (“True Blood”) and Max Borenstein.
According to the official logline, the next iteration of the anthology series will be set during World War II and center on an uncanny specter that menaces a Japanese-American community from its home in Southern California to the internment camps to the war in the Pacific.
“I’m deeply honored to be telling a story set in this extraordinary period,” said Woo. “We hope to convey the abject terror of the historical experience in...
- 6/22/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
AMC is back in the Emmy race this year with its limited series “The Terror.” Based on the book by Dan Simmons, the show is a fictionalized account of a lost expedition to the Arctic from 1845-1848. Gold Derby recently spoke with star Jared Harris, executive producer Ridley Scott, and showrunners David Kajganich and Soo Hugh about their work. Scroll down and click on any of their names below to be taken to their full interviews.
Harris plays Francis Crozier, captain of the Hms Terror. In his research for the role, Harris discovered letters Crozier wrote before embarking on his journey. “It’s a really interesting snapshot of what this man’s state of mind was,” he reveals. “It was quite sad in that he had basically understood that at this point of his life he had nothing except … the Royal Navy.” Harris was previously nominated for Best Drama Supporting...
Harris plays Francis Crozier, captain of the Hms Terror. In his research for the role, Harris discovered letters Crozier wrote before embarking on his journey. “It’s a really interesting snapshot of what this man’s state of mind was,” he reveals. “It was quite sad in that he had basically understood that at this point of his life he had nothing except … the Royal Navy.” Harris was previously nominated for Best Drama Supporting...
- 6/16/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Showrunners David Kajganich and Soo Hugh always wanted to make a terrifying yet sympathetic hybrid monster that consumes the crews of the Hms Erebus and Hms Terror in AMC’s 19th-century thriller, “The Terror.” Thus, the treacherous journey through the frozen wasteland of the Northwest Passage (based on the novel by Dan Simmons) becomes a tragic tale of mutual destruction for crew and monster alike.
The challenge: How to design and animate the mythological CG monster called the Tuunbaq (culled from the indigenous Inuit tribe that populates the region where the story takes place)? “Dave and Soo were very specific about their vision,” said concept designer Neville Page. “It’s a bear but it has human qualities. It was a challenge to hit this target without it turning into something that’s a caricature or a kid’s creature.”
Designing a Human Face
This meant turning Page’s usual process upside down.
The challenge: How to design and animate the mythological CG monster called the Tuunbaq (culled from the indigenous Inuit tribe that populates the region where the story takes place)? “Dave and Soo were very specific about their vision,” said concept designer Neville Page. “It’s a bear but it has human qualities. It was a challenge to hit this target without it turning into something that’s a caricature or a kid’s creature.”
Designing a Human Face
This meant turning Page’s usual process upside down.
- 6/12/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Off Book
Writers move away from original text in second seasons
By randee dawn
When Netflix’s “The Sinner” wrapped its limited series run last September, the story seemed over, having followed its source material — Petra Hammesfahr’s novel by the same name — to its end.
Then in March, “Sinner” got a second season. Now what?
“It’s liberating, and it’s also terrifying,” says “Sinner” showrunner Derek Simonds. “We don’t even have goalposts we might have to incorporate from a book. Sure, it’s been very freeing, but the possibilities can be paralyzing. There are so many more roads to explore.”
Books are common enough for small-screen adaptations, traditionally ending up as one-off movies or, at best, miniseries. But as TV storytelling has pushed past those expected boundaries, showrunners and networks have realized that there’s no reason to abandon a whole world and characters just because the book concluded.
Writers move away from original text in second seasons
By randee dawn
When Netflix’s “The Sinner” wrapped its limited series run last September, the story seemed over, having followed its source material — Petra Hammesfahr’s novel by the same name — to its end.
Then in March, “Sinner” got a second season. Now what?
“It’s liberating, and it’s also terrifying,” says “Sinner” showrunner Derek Simonds. “We don’t even have goalposts we might have to incorporate from a book. Sure, it’s been very freeing, but the possibilities can be paralyzing. There are so many more roads to explore.”
Books are common enough for small-screen adaptations, traditionally ending up as one-off movies or, at best, miniseries. But as TV storytelling has pushed past those expected boundaries, showrunners and networks have realized that there’s no reason to abandon a whole world and characters just because the book concluded.
- 6/12/2018
- by Randee Dawn
- Variety Film + TV
For “The Terror” creator David Kajganich, the show was “the sort of story you don’t often get a chance to tell … where you have a group of characters” and “you put them in a slow-motion disaster.” Pushing those characters to their limits gives you “a chance to unpack all of their attributes, all the facets of their personality, as the pressure just mounts and mounts.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Kajganich and co-showrunner Soo Hugh above.
See Jared Harris (‘The Terror’): Horror limited series succeeds because of ‘patience and restraint in the storytelling’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Produced by Ridley Scott, this AMC limited series is a fictionalized account of a lost expedition to the Arctic from 1845-1848. When the Hms Terror and Hms Erebus both become stuck, their crews must survive harsh weather conditions while being stalked by an elusive menace. In adapting Dan Simmons‘s original novel, Hugh found...
See Jared Harris (‘The Terror’): Horror limited series succeeds because of ‘patience and restraint in the storytelling’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Produced by Ridley Scott, this AMC limited series is a fictionalized account of a lost expedition to the Arctic from 1845-1848. When the Hms Terror and Hms Erebus both become stuck, their crews must survive harsh weather conditions while being stalked by an elusive menace. In adapting Dan Simmons‘s original novel, Hugh found...
- 6/8/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
When AMC greenlit “The Terror,” the network initially signed off on a self-contained 10-epsiode limited series that would be based on David Kajganich’s adaptation of Dan Simmons’ novel and would tell the fictionalized horror version of Captain John Franklin’s doomed expedition to locate the Northwest Passage in the mid-1840s. But that wasn’t Kajganich’s original concept. When he first pitched AMC, he envisioned a five-season anthology centered around one location, the Arctic, that would bring the story all the way up to the present day.
“We were going to tell a kind of haunted house story about the Arctic using this piece of land and this mythology as a kind of a constant presence, but subvert it every season,” said Kajganich when he was a guest on IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “So the first season was to be about the Franklin expedition, the second season...
“We were going to tell a kind of haunted house story about the Arctic using this piece of land and this mythology as a kind of a constant presence, but subvert it every season,” said Kajganich when he was a guest on IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “So the first season was to be about the Franklin expedition, the second season...
- 6/8/2018
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
When Jared Harris read the first episode of AMC’s limited series “The Terror” he appreciated “the patience and the restraint in the storytelling. I’m sure they would’ve had a lot of pressure, since it was in the horror genre, to put a lot of different elements into that first episode.” Instead, creator David Kajganich and showrunner Soo Hugh were “content with establishing a mood, a feel and a world, and introducing you to the characters, and not feeling pressure to suddenly start delivering genre beats.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Harris above.
See 2018 Emmys exclusive: AMC and Sundance categories for ‘McMafia,’ ‘The Terror,’ ‘The Walking Dead’ and more
Based on the book by Dan Simmons, “The Terror” is a fictionalized account of Captain John Franklin‘s (Ciarán Hinds) lost expedition to the Arctic from 1845-1848. Harris co-stars as Francis Crozier, captain of the Hms Terror, which...
See 2018 Emmys exclusive: AMC and Sundance categories for ‘McMafia,’ ‘The Terror,’ ‘The Walking Dead’ and more
Based on the book by Dan Simmons, “The Terror” is a fictionalized account of Captain John Franklin‘s (Ciarán Hinds) lost expedition to the Arctic from 1845-1848. Harris co-stars as Francis Crozier, captain of the Hms Terror, which...
- 6/5/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Based upon Dan Simmons' novel of the same name, which itself was inspired by true events, The Terror follows two ships, Hms Erebus and Hms Terror, as they depart England on a perilous voyage into uncharted territory to discover the Northwest Passage. However, the ships become trapped in the ice and the frozen and isolated crew find themselves faced with treacherous conditions and limited... Read More...
- 5/26/2018
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
AMC's The Terror, based on Dan Simmons' novel of the same name, plays with familiar genres but
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- 5/22/2018
- by Tim Surette
- TVGuide.com - Features
(Spoiler alert: Please do not read ahead unless you’ve seen the Season 1 finale of “The Terror.”)
And they pretty much all died — except for Jared Harris.
Wait, you weren’t expecting that to be the ending of Season 1 of Ridley Scott’s “The Terror”? Well, clearly you weren’t one of the fans doing their homework over the last 10 episodes by diving into the true events of the horrifying Franklin Expedition the series is based on.
If you were, you’d have been prepared for Monday’s finale of the small-screen adaptation of Dan Simmons’ novel. And that’s exactly what showrunners Soo Hugh and David Kajganich wanted you to be when you tuned in to the season-closer of a series Scott told TheWrap is “better” than a horror film.
Also Read: 'The Terror': Were the Hms Terror and Hms Erebus Ever Found?
“I’ve always found...
And they pretty much all died — except for Jared Harris.
Wait, you weren’t expecting that to be the ending of Season 1 of Ridley Scott’s “The Terror”? Well, clearly you weren’t one of the fans doing their homework over the last 10 episodes by diving into the true events of the horrifying Franklin Expedition the series is based on.
If you were, you’d have been prepared for Monday’s finale of the small-screen adaptation of Dan Simmons’ novel. And that’s exactly what showrunners Soo Hugh and David Kajganich wanted you to be when you tuned in to the season-closer of a series Scott told TheWrap is “better” than a horror film.
Also Read: 'The Terror': Were the Hms Terror and Hms Erebus Ever Found?
“I’ve always found...
- 5/22/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
John Saavedra Jul 3, 2019
AMC's The Terror returns, shifting to an all-new anthology offering, titled The Terror: Infamy.
The Terror creeped out audiences last spring with its tale based on a novel by Dan Simmons, which in turn is based on a true story about a failed British expedition into the Arctic to find the Northwest Passage. Full of scares, gore, and despair, The Terror Season 1 was TV horror at its very best.
Of course, the end of The Terror's 10-episode run raised the question: will there be more episodes from the series down the line? The answer is yes. AMC has renewed The Terror for a 10-episode second season, titled The Terror: Infamy.
The Terror will be an anthology series (the network's first), with a completely new story and focus in Season 2. The Terror: Infamy is set during World War II and will tell the story of a...
AMC's The Terror returns, shifting to an all-new anthology offering, titled The Terror: Infamy.
The Terror creeped out audiences last spring with its tale based on a novel by Dan Simmons, which in turn is based on a true story about a failed British expedition into the Arctic to find the Northwest Passage. Full of scares, gore, and despair, The Terror Season 1 was TV horror at its very best.
Of course, the end of The Terror's 10-episode run raised the question: will there be more episodes from the series down the line? The answer is yes. AMC has renewed The Terror for a 10-episode second season, titled The Terror: Infamy.
The Terror will be an anthology series (the network's first), with a completely new story and focus in Season 2. The Terror: Infamy is set during World War II and will tell the story of a...
- 5/21/2018
- Den of Geek
[Editor’s note: The following interviews contain spoilers for “The Terror” Episode 6, “A Mercy.”]
Life on “The Terror” has not been a simple one for the members of the title vessel. The polar freeze, dwindling rations, and a looming four-legged menace have all conspired to make this a growing, drawn-out nightmare for everyone on screen.
But this week’s episode, “A Mercy,” brought the equally frightening idea that these men’s biggest enemy may very well be themselves.
Organized in part by the newly in-command Fitzjames (Tobias Menzies) to lighten the spirits of the crew, a night of frivolity is one big good intention paving the way for the hellish 800-mile trek to potential safety. After finding out that the men very well may be doomed before they even take a single step, Dr. Stanley (Alistair Petrie) takes it upon himself to end an ill-fated trip before it even begins. A night of merry-making and reverie quickly becomes a...
Life on “The Terror” has not been a simple one for the members of the title vessel. The polar freeze, dwindling rations, and a looming four-legged menace have all conspired to make this a growing, drawn-out nightmare for everyone on screen.
But this week’s episode, “A Mercy,” brought the equally frightening idea that these men’s biggest enemy may very well be themselves.
Organized in part by the newly in-command Fitzjames (Tobias Menzies) to lighten the spirits of the crew, a night of frivolity is one big good intention paving the way for the hellish 800-mile trek to potential safety. After finding out that the men very well may be doomed before they even take a single step, Dr. Stanley (Alistair Petrie) takes it upon himself to end an ill-fated trip before it even begins. A night of merry-making and reverie quickly becomes a...
- 4/24/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
[Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for “The Terror” Episode 5, “First Shot a Winner, Lads.”]
After weeks of vicious attacks and whispers of the creature lurking on the horizon, audiences got their first big look at an arctic terror: The Tuunbaq has officially arrived.
In a dense, complicated sequence that combines everything “The Terror” does so effectively, the grand and shocking appearance of the Tuunbaq came with some sudden, bloody consequences. Teased through a below-deck window and then played out across the giant rigging of the ship that gives the show its name, it’s an attack that took every last bit of the show’s many ship sets, coordinating the above- and below-deck efforts to fight back the giant beast. It required a special upper mast set built for the showdown between the Tuunbaq and Blanky, the dangerously fearless crew member who lures the danger away from his shipmates.
“Shooting that episode meant it was like...
After weeks of vicious attacks and whispers of the creature lurking on the horizon, audiences got their first big look at an arctic terror: The Tuunbaq has officially arrived.
In a dense, complicated sequence that combines everything “The Terror” does so effectively, the grand and shocking appearance of the Tuunbaq came with some sudden, bloody consequences. Teased through a below-deck window and then played out across the giant rigging of the ship that gives the show its name, it’s an attack that took every last bit of the show’s many ship sets, coordinating the above- and below-deck efforts to fight back the giant beast. It required a special upper mast set built for the showdown between the Tuunbaq and Blanky, the dangerously fearless crew member who lures the danger away from his shipmates.
“Shooting that episode meant it was like...
- 4/17/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
If no two scenes in “The Terror” are alike, that’s by design. Even for a show hurtling across a timeline faster than most other series of its kind, part of what makes the new AMC show such a thorough adaptation of Dan Simmons’ bestselling novel is the idea that the pieces of this story adapt to the changing circumstances.
Very little on-location shooting went into the series; most of the show’s doomed Arctic expedition took place on closed sets with the aid of true-effects wizards. To create a chilly, authentic feel for “The Terror” meant a mammoth undertaking in creating the ship that gives the story its title.
“[The Hms] Terror especially has such a long, fascinating history. Even though we don’t speak to it directly in our show, we wanted the audience to feel that as much as possible,” said executive producer Soo Hugh.
The Hms Terror itself...
Very little on-location shooting went into the series; most of the show’s doomed Arctic expedition took place on closed sets with the aid of true-effects wizards. To create a chilly, authentic feel for “The Terror” meant a mammoth undertaking in creating the ship that gives the story its title.
“[The Hms] Terror especially has such a long, fascinating history. Even though we don’t speak to it directly in our show, we wanted the audience to feel that as much as possible,” said executive producer Soo Hugh.
The Hms Terror itself...
- 4/9/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
AMC’s new drama “The Terror” is a series that was constructed for you to pull apart.
Seriously, co-showrunners David Kajganich and Soo Hugh told the TheWrap they want nothing more than for you to “fact check” their historical horror, which has quickly caught the attention of fans and critics alike since it premiered last month.
“This show is absolutely built for that,” Kajganich told TheWrap in a recent interview. “There is a lot more going on in the show at any given moment, in any given scene, than people will realize watching it the first time. You know, things that seem completely innocuous, objects that seem completely innocuous, lines of dialogue that seem completely innocuous in the scene they happen in, become of major importance later.”
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Based on Dan Simmons’ 2007 novel of the same name, the Ridley Scott-produced series is set in the Canadian Arctic in the 1800s, and is a fictionalized account of a British expedition that becomes stuck in the ice. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the crew — which includes Jared Harris as Captain Francis Crozier, Ciarán Hinds as Sir John Franklin, and Tobias Menzies as Captain James Fitzjames — was haunted by a horrifying creature.
Because “The Terror” can be placed in both the historical and supernatural categories, Kajganich and Hugh want viewers to go forth and theorize.
“There are people who are starting to pick up on that,” Kajganich said. “And also people who are starting to pick up on the fact that the show has a very strange sense of humor, and that it is Ok to laugh at the show at times. So the people who are starting to tune into those elements of the show are really starting to already realize that the show is inviting them to do that. And the show is encouraging and rewarding them for doing that. So, yeah, every time I look online, I’m hoping for one more comment or post or tweet that is picking the show apart — because we want people to. There is so much there to dig into. So we’re just thrilled when people do it.”
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“It’s also been nice to see the fans dig into the real life history element, which for Dave and I, just tells you that history is fascinating,” Hugh added. “And so just to see the ripple effect on social media and with various news outlets, people saying, ‘Wait, what really happened? I want to go back and start googling about the expedition. I’m going to read this book, I’m going to read this book’ — that’s great.”
“‘Cause not only do we want fanboys and fangirls to look at all the hidden Easter eggs in our show, but we also want them to dive back and go back to the historical narrative. ‘Cause fact check that — please!” she said, laughing. “We love that kind of stuff.”
“The Terror” is executive produced by Kajganich and Hugh, along with Scott, David W. Zuker (“The Good Wife”), Alexandra Milchan (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), Scott Lambert (“Jane Got a Gun”) and Guymon Casady (“Game of Thrones”).
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The series hails from Scott Free, Emjag Productions and Entertainment 360 in association with AMC Studios.
“The Terror” airs Mondays at 9/8c on AMC.
Read original story AMC’s ‘The Terror’ Showrunners Really, Really Want You to ‘Fact Check’ Them – Seriously At TheWrap...
Seriously, co-showrunners David Kajganich and Soo Hugh told the TheWrap they want nothing more than for you to “fact check” their historical horror, which has quickly caught the attention of fans and critics alike since it premiered last month.
“This show is absolutely built for that,” Kajganich told TheWrap in a recent interview. “There is a lot more going on in the show at any given moment, in any given scene, than people will realize watching it the first time. You know, things that seem completely innocuous, objects that seem completely innocuous, lines of dialogue that seem completely innocuous in the scene they happen in, become of major importance later.”
Also Read: 'The Terror': Ciarán Hinds Is Not Having This Rescue Party Nonsense (Exclusive Video)
Based on Dan Simmons’ 2007 novel of the same name, the Ridley Scott-produced series is set in the Canadian Arctic in the 1800s, and is a fictionalized account of a British expedition that becomes stuck in the ice. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the crew — which includes Jared Harris as Captain Francis Crozier, Ciarán Hinds as Sir John Franklin, and Tobias Menzies as Captain James Fitzjames — was haunted by a horrifying creature.
Because “The Terror” can be placed in both the historical and supernatural categories, Kajganich and Hugh want viewers to go forth and theorize.
“There are people who are starting to pick up on that,” Kajganich said. “And also people who are starting to pick up on the fact that the show has a very strange sense of humor, and that it is Ok to laugh at the show at times. So the people who are starting to tune into those elements of the show are really starting to already realize that the show is inviting them to do that. And the show is encouraging and rewarding them for doing that. So, yeah, every time I look online, I’m hoping for one more comment or post or tweet that is picking the show apart — because we want people to. There is so much there to dig into. So we’re just thrilled when people do it.”
Also Read: 'The Terror': Ciarán Hinds Is Not Having This Rescue Party Nonsense (Exclusive Video)
“It’s also been nice to see the fans dig into the real life history element, which for Dave and I, just tells you that history is fascinating,” Hugh added. “And so just to see the ripple effect on social media and with various news outlets, people saying, ‘Wait, what really happened? I want to go back and start googling about the expedition. I’m going to read this book, I’m going to read this book’ — that’s great.”
“‘Cause not only do we want fanboys and fangirls to look at all the hidden Easter eggs in our show, but we also want them to dive back and go back to the historical narrative. ‘Cause fact check that — please!” she said, laughing. “We love that kind of stuff.”
“The Terror” is executive produced by Kajganich and Hugh, along with Scott, David W. Zuker (“The Good Wife”), Alexandra Milchan (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), Scott Lambert (“Jane Got a Gun”) and Guymon Casady (“Game of Thrones”).
Also Read: AMC's 'The Terror' Premiere Is Season's Top New Cable Drama - Thanks, 'Walking Dead' Lead-In!
The series hails from Scott Free, Emjag Productions and Entertainment 360 in association with AMC Studios.
“The Terror” airs Mondays at 9/8c on AMC.
Read original story AMC’s ‘The Terror’ Showrunners Really, Really Want You to ‘Fact Check’ Them – Seriously At TheWrap...
- 4/9/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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