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As far as promotions go, this one is a really interesting move by BT. In a UK-first BT is giving the public a chance to watch the first episode of AMC’s suspenseful thriller ‘The Terror‘ for free, live on YouTube next week.
The first episode of BT TV’s latest drama series will be available to watch on YouTube for 24 hours from 00:01am on Tuesday, 24 April 2018 for anyone in the UK, with a double episode also available for free on the AMC channel. This is the first time a pay-TV show has launched in the UK on YouTube before it has been broadcast on television.
Inspired by a true story, ‘The Terror’ centres on the Royal Navy’s perilous voyage into uncharted territory as the crew attempts to discover the Northwest Passage. Faced with treacherous conditions, limited resources, dwindling hope and fear of the unknown, the crew is pushed to the brink of extinction. Frozen, isolated and stuck at the end of the earth, ‘The Terror’ highlights all that can go wrong when a group of men, desperate to survive, struggle not only with the elements, but with each other.
The ten-episode series stars Jared Harris (‘The Crown’, ‘Mad Men’) as Captain Francis Crozier; Tobias Menzies (‘Outlander’) as Captain James Fitzjames; Ciarán Hinds (‘Game of Thrones’) as Sir John Franklin; Paul Ready (‘Cuffs’) as Dr. Henry Goodsir; Adam Nagaitis (‘Suffragette’) as Cornelius Hickey; Nive Nielsen (‘The New World’) as Lady Silence; Ian Hart (‘Finding Neverland’) as Thomas Blanky; and Trystan Gravelle (‘Mr. Selfridge’) as Henry Collins.
‘The Terror’ is produced by Scott Free, Emjag Productions and Entertainment 360 in association with AMC Studios. The series is executive produced by Ridley Scott, showrunners David Kajganich and Soo Hugh, David W. Zucker, Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert and Guymon Casady.
“We’re hugely excited about ‘The Terror’, with a stellar British cast and absolutely thrilling production that will have you hopping from the edge of your seat to behind your sofa,” comments Tony Singh, Content Director at BT TV. “Just like Sir John Franklin, BT likes to break new ground and we are delighted to partner with our friends at YouTube to take the first episode of ‘The Terror’ to everyone in the UK.”
To create anticipation ahead of the show’s launch, fans have already been “recruited” as crewmates via a Facebook Chatbot with Captain Sir John Franklin, with the reward of gaining early access to episode one on YouTube. All ten episodes will be exclusively available on AMC for BT’s customers.
The first episode will be shown on BT’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/bt. AMC is available free of charge in the UK to BT customers on channel number 332 on BT TV, and to BT Sport Pack subscribers on Sky channel 192. AMC is also available in HD on both BT TV and Sky with an HD subscription.
To watch the first episode of ‘The Terror‘ in the UK for free, go to www.youtube.com/bt from 00:01am on Tuesday, 24 April 2018. NOTE: It’s only up for 24 hours, so make sure you watch it before it disappears!
