AMC is developing a number of ideas that could be the basis for a third season of historical horror anthology drama “The Terror”, Deadline reports out of TCA.
“The network has been pitched concepts by production company Scott Free and is talking about which would make it for a third run,” they add.
The first season of the drama, which was based on Dan Simmons’ novel and aired in 2018, was set on the frigid decks of a Victorian Era sailing ship following a doomed course, while season two, “The Terror: Infamy”, which premiered in August 2019, centers on a malevolent, shape-shifting force that is locked up with prisoners in a Japanese internment camp.
“I love the concept of historical and horror,” Sarah Barnett, president of AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios, told the site. “Horror is such a brilliant metaphorical way to talk about being human and the jagged emotions we feel, it’s wonderful. So, setting it in such a heightened and particular historical moment that has great stakes, such as internment camps or the north west passage, is really interesting. I’m curious how we can [continue] that franchise and look at what works. We don’t just want to keep doing the same thing, what would a season three look like.”
Watch for more news as it’s announced.
