The Terror

TV-14

20 episodes2 seasons

US Release

Overview:

A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.

Created by:

Edward Berger

Status:

Returning Series

Language:

English

First air date:

3/26/2018

Last air date:

10/14/2019

Key words:

expedition
anthology
shaman
internment camp
japanese american internment
deadly disease
horror anthology

Seasons

Season 1

10 Episodes

Infamy

10 Episodes

Cast

Jared Harris

~ as ~

Captain Francis Crozier

Derek Mio

~ as ~

Chester Nakayama

Ciarán Hinds

~ as ~

Sir John Franklin

Cristina Rodlo

~ as ~

Luz Ojeda

Kiki Sukezane

~ as ~

Yuko Tanabe

Tobias Menzies

~ as ~

Captain James Fitzjames

Paul Ready

~ as ~

Doctor Henry Goodsir

Shingo Usami

~ as ~

Henry Nakayama

Naoko Mori

~ as ~

Asako Nakayama

Adam Nagaitis

~ as ~

Cornelius Hickey

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Reviews (1)

Peter McGinn
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
I only watched the first season of this anthology show, as the plot of the second didn’t grab me. I have read a lot and watched documentaries about polar exploration. I see how this show came about: the author took the skeleton story of John Franklin’s ill fated expedition of the northwest passage, and repurposed it as an original horror story. Cool, I was on board.

And this televised version did a credible job moving the tale to the screen. It is a passable horror story. And then I see near the byline: Based on actual events, or something like that, and I am thinking, why bother with that? Usually a retelling of actual events is at least hanging close to the original tale, not inventing a monster that kills actual historical people in ways other than starvation and scurvy, followed by possible cannibalism. At this point it begs the question, why not just tell this horror story without clinging to the patina of a historical event? (For example, I believe John Franklin died later in the expedition than portrayed here with actor Ciara Hinds. Why?)

Still, my doubts and questions do not detract from the tension and drama of the series. It was entertaining, which perhaps is the main point, even though I was shaking my head thinking about it afterwards.