1847. Une expédition de la Marine Royale est à la recherche du Passage du Nord-Ouest. Face à l’avancée de l’hiver, les deux navires se retrouvent prisonniers des glaces. Les longs mois de ténèbres arctiques, les menaces de mutinerie, les privations alimentaires ne seront pas les seuls dangers…puisque les deux équipages vont devoir tenter de survivre aux attaques d’une mystérieuse créature…
Un premier épisode très prometteur :
•Excellente distribution
•Superbe ambiances
•Réalisation sophistiquée
Avec une belle économie d’effets, presque à voix basse, The Terror installe une ambiance et des objectifs qui j’espère, ne s’essouffleront pas en cours de route. J’avais envie de lire le roman de Dan Simmons, mais si la qualité de la série télévisée persiste, ça ne sera pas nécessaire.
La série anthologique aura droit à une troisième saison, cinq ans après la diffusion de la deuxième. L’histoire adaptera le roman The Devil in Silver de Victor LaValle, avec l’auteur lui-même, Christopher Cantwell et la réalisatrice Karyn Kusama au développement.
AMC+ and Shudder have released a set of first-look images from Dan Stevens (Abigail, Downton Abbey)-starring The Terror: Devil in Silver, with the newest season of the acclaimed horror anthology set to begin dropping weekly episodes on Thursday, May 7th. Executive-produced by Ridley Scott, the story stems from writers and showrunners Chris Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire) and Victor LaValle (The Changeling), author of the novel on which the season is based. In addition, Emmy Award-nominated director Karyn Kusama (Yellowjackets) will helm the first two episodes.
Stevens’ Pepper is a working-class moving man who, through a combination of bad luck and a bad temper, finds himself wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital – an institution filled with those society would rather forget. 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 that thrives on the suffering within New Hyde’s walls – but doing so may prove that the worst demons of all live inside him.
« Working shoulder to shoulder with Victor LaValle to bring his masterful novel to the screen has been an incredible experience, as his story is, yes—packed with death and horror—but also brimming with beauty and the flickering yet unassailable light of our fragile humanity. Our writing team expanded and enriched Victor’s pulse-pounding and profound themes, Karyn Kusama brought a brilliant cinematic eye to this very real, very frightening world, and we did it all under the accomplished, hallowed banner of Scott Free with a top-tier crew, » shared Cantwell « It was a pleasure to return to my inveterate partnership with AMC, a place where above all, characters and drama grip you tight and don’t let go. ‹ The Terror: Devil in Silver › is no different, as this cast—helmed with grace and strength by Dan Stevens—imbues every one of our characters with dimension, empathy, and soul. You will love these people who very much come from your world. You will grieve with them, cheer for them, laugh with them, and of course fear for their very lives. »
« ‹ The Terror: Devil in Silver › represents everything we love about this anthology – a compelling real-life setting with a veil of supernatural dread, dynamic characters brought to life through powerhouse performances, and a suspenseful, emotionally gripping story that stays with you long after the credits roll, » added Courtney Thomasma, AMC Networks’ Executive Vice President of Linear and Streaming Products. « We’re thrilled to co-premiere this new chapter on both AMC+ and the leading horror streamer Shudder, as we bring the series to both premium drama viewers and a passionate horror fanbase. Debuting on the heels of Shudder’s annual Halfway to Halloween programming event serves as a perfect celebration of this kind of elevated genre storytelling. »
