Ridley Scotthas been in the news a lot lately, as much for his smart and ambitious choice to takeKevin Spaceyout of his would-be Oscar hopefulAll the Money in the Worldas his hugely dubious criticisms ofBlade Runner 2049. With good reason, less has been made of Scott’s TV work, which includes serving as a producer on Amazon’s delightfulJean-Claude Van JohnsonandThe Good Fight. 2018 will see him branch out even more, executive producing anticipated projects ranging from an adaptation of Ebola-era thrillerThe Hot Zoneand theDavid Lowery-directed pilot forMark Heyman’sStrange Angel.
The only one of these that will certainly hit the small screen by the end of the year, however, isThe Terror, AMC’s adaptation ofDan Simmons' cult novel about a series of horrific incidents and discoveries made by the Royal Navy during their initial exploration of the Arctic’s Northwest Passage. The series' latest trailer, which premiered at TCA and can be viewed right below, gives us a full sense of the ice-caked hell that Scott and his creative team have envisioned than the teaser that was released late last year. It also includes a more sustained look atJared HarrisandCiarin Hindsin the series, as well as a wince-worthy moment when the skin on a man’s hand is ripped off after being frozen to an object. Indeed, as much as it is an adventure story, it also looks to be in line with AMC’s tendency toward horror, which might just make it a hit with theWalking Deadcrowd.
Here’s the new trailer forThe Terror:
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Terrorfrom the AMC website:
Inspired by a true story,The Terror, from executive producers Ridley Scott, David Kajganich and Soo Hugh, takes viewers on a harrowing journey. The story centers on the Royal Navy’s perilous voyage into unchartered 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 Terrorhighlights all that can go wrong when a group of men, desperate to survive, struggle not only with the elements, but with each other.
