A new six-episode limited series installment of AMC’s acclaimed horror anthology The Terror titled The Terror: Devil in Silver, has been announced through a press release to premiere on AMC+ and Shudder. The premiere will be Thursday, May 7, with new episodes released weekly.
Based on the novel of the same name by author Victor LaValle (The Ballad of Black Tom, The Changeling), per AMC Networks’ press release, The Terror: Devil in Silver stars Dan Stevens (The Guest, Downton Abbey) as Pepper, a working-class man found out of his depth when his bad luck and bad temper land him wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital.
View released first look photos from the press release below.
As detailed by AMC Networks:
“There, he must contend with patients working against him, doctors harboring grim secrets, and perhaps even the Devil himself. As Pepper navigates a hellscape where nothing is as it seems, he finds that the only path to freedom is to face the entity which thrives on the suffering within New Hyde’s walls – but doing so may prove that the worst demons of all live inside of him.”
mxdwn previously reported on the casting announcement of Stevens in July 2024.
Listed by AMC Networks, additional cast members include Michael Aronov (The Blacklist, The Americans), b (Elsbeth, You), Philip Ettinger (First Reformed, I Know This Much Is True), Hampton Fluker (The Blind Side, Patriots Day), John Benjamin Hickey (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Flags of Our Fathers), Marin Ireland (Reasons to Be Pretty, Glass Chin), Hayward Leach (Thome Swift, Love Life), Judith Light (Ugly Betty, One Life to Live), Aasif Mandvi (The Brink, Evil), CCH Pounder (NCIS: New Orleans, The X-Files), Stephen Root (King of the Hill, Get Out), and Chinaza Uche (A Good Person, Silo). Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner) is credited as executive producer, with writers and showrunners Chris Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire, The Parts You Lose) and author LaValle as well as Emmy nominee Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Yellowjackets). Kusama also directs the first two episodes.
The Terror began originally with the eponymous 2007 novel by author Dan Simmons (Hyperion, Endymion), which served as the basis for the first season. The series gained further acclaim for its blending of historical drama with thrilling combination of supernatural and real-world horror. As stated by AMC Networks, the original series swiftly grew to be one of AMC+’s most watched library titles after its addition to the service in 2023.
As stated by AMC Networks, The Terror: Devil in Silver is executive produced by David W. Zucker (The Good Wife, Alien: Earth), Clayton Krueger (Dope Thief, Kaleidoscope), and Scott for Scott Free Productions, Guymon Casady (Game of Thrones, Steve Jobs) from Entertainment 360, Alexandra Milchan (Tár, The Crowded Room) for Emjag Productions, and Brooke Kennedy (The Good Fight, Pushing Daisies). Also EP-ing are showrunners LaValle and Cantwell, star Stevens, and director Kusama.
Previous seasons of The Terror are currently streaming on AMC+ and Shudder. The new installment will also be airing on AMC later this year after the streaming release, reports AMC Networks.