It’s been a five-year break, but AMC is returning to its horror anthology as the US network orders Season 3 of ‘The Terror‘.
The third instalment of the popular and critically acclaimed horror anthology series is titled ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’, based on the celebrated novel by Victor LaValle. It tells the story of Pepper – 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 the people society would rather forget. There, he must contend with patients who work against him, doctors who harbour grim secrets, and perhaps even the very Devil himself. As Pepper navigates a hellscape where nothing is as it seems, he finds that the only path to freedom is to face down 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 him.
Writing and executive producing are Chris Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire) and original novel author Victor LaValle. The producing team includes David Zucker (Scott Free), Alexandra Milchan (Emjag), Guymon Casady (Management 360) and Scott Lambert (Anjulia Productions). Emmy-nominated director Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body, Destroyer, Yellowjackets) is also on board as an executive producer and will direct the first two episodes.
“Devil in Silver is a horror story based on all I’ve seen and also a love letter to the resilience of the human spirit,” said LaValle. “I feel so lucky that Christopher Cantwell agreed to help me tell this story. His gifts for empathy, humour and tragedy have only enriched this tale of ours. Plus, when we get together, we come up with some pretty twisted thrills. AMC is the perfect home for our show and they’ve been such enthusiastic partners in its development.”
Previous seasons of ‘The Terror’ have focused on a British naval expedition stuck in the ice while searching for the Northwest Passage and events in a Japanese internment camp during World War II.
“The Terror anthology series has already delivered to fans two unforgettable seasons of storytelling that blend real-world events and characters with a terrifying and mysterious supernatural element,” adds Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “The Devil in Silver offers a perfect opportunity for a new instalment of this popular and critically acclaimed anthology. We are looking forward to once again working with Chris Cantwell, who we partnered with so successfully on Halt and Catch Fire, Victor LaValle, Karyn Kusama and this great producing team to share our version of Victor’s heralded and disturbing novel.”
‘The Terror: Devil in Silver‘ will premiere on AMC and AMC+ in the USA in 2025. We don’t yet know for sure where the show will air in the UK, however, the BBC aired the previous two seasons over here so seems like a likely home for the third. If you want to keep track of this, or any other shows you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when they get a UK premiere date.
