The Terror
Added Updated How We Rate
- Created by
- David Kajganich, Max Borenstein, Alexander Woo
Why it’s HorroRated
The Terror is one of the most formally ambitious horror anthologies ever produced for television, combining meticulous historical research with creature horror in ways that neither element undercuts the other. The first season, set aboard the Franklin Expedition's doomed Arctic voyage, builds sustained dread of the highest order with performances from Jared Harris and Tobias Menzies that anchor the human cost throughout. The second season takes a different approach and is equally unnerving. Highly recommended.
Synopsis
The Terror's first season follows the crew of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, the ships lost in the Canadian Arctic during the 1840s Franklin Expedition to find the Northwest Passage. Trapped in ice for two years, the men face starvation, scurvy, lead poisoning, and a creature from Inuit mythology that has been following them since they entered its territory. Based on Dan Simmons's novel, the show treats both the historical record and the supernatural element with equal seriousness.
Links
Filed under
Where to watch The Terror
- Free
- The Roku Channel · Plex · Philo
- Rent or buy
- Prime Video · Apple TV · Google Play · Fandango at Home
Streaming in the US changes often. Listings from JustWatch via TMDB, checked November 10, 2026.See every option
Quick facts
- First aired
- March 26, 2018
- Last aired
- October 14, 2019
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 20
- Series status
- Canceled
- Network / platform
- AMC
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- TV-14
Tags
If you liked this…
Creepshow
2019 · TV
Freddy's Nightmares
1988 · TV
American Horror Stories
2021 · TV