After the ridiculous amount of success that The Walking Dead has brought to AMC it’s not surprising that they are jumping right back into the horror genre with The Terror. According to Deadline, the series will be an adaptation of the 2007 bestselling novel by Dan Simmons and it sounds like all sorts of horror gold.
Set in 1847 when the crew of a Royal Naval expedition to find the Arctic’s treacherous Northwest Passage discovers instead a monstrous predator – a cunning and vicious Gothic horror that stalks the ships in a desperate game of survival, the consequences of which could endanger the region and its native people forever.
Sounds pretty badass right? The series will be adapted by David Kajganich who knows a thing or two about adapting novels as he has also scripted new incarnations of Stephen King’s IT, Pet Semetary and The Stand. Kajganich will executive produce with Scott Free’s David Zucker and Ridley Scott, TV 360, and Alexandra Milchan.
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Fuck yes. Not enough period shows on TV right now. I hope it’s cooler than Hells on Wheels, graphic as Walking Dead, and as badass as Mad Men. Oh, and I want it to last 2 seasons. Any more seasons on an Island and I check out. Sorry, LOST.
lol. Graphic as TWD would be unbelievably awesome. Didn’t get into Hell on Wheels but Mad Men might just be my favorite TV show.
It’s got my attention, I’m totally getting a “The Thing” vibe.
As a footnote, I *love* Mad Men. You guys have awesome taste, clearly.
You’re right. It’s got The Thing written all over it. Not a bad thing though!!
Very interested in this. Like Tinkadele said, sounds a bit The Thing-esque and also a little like a book I recently read called Dark Matter.
Also, I’ll continue the Mad Men love – it’s just downright brilliant.
Hell yes man! Season 6 starts in April!!
Mark me VERY interested!
Hell yea!
Definitely sounds interesting. I’ll keep an eye out, thanks for the 411!
No problemo!
I am Terrified 😀