AMC is considering a third season of The Terror

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Based on a novel by Dan Simmons (that you can buy HERE), the first season of the AMC series The Terror was about a doomed journey to the Arctic in the 1840s. Ordering a second season, AMC turned the show into an anthology, and season 2 told the story of a specter haunting prisoners in a Japanese internment camp during World War II.

Now AMC is pondering a third season, they just have to figure out what sort of horror it will involve, and at what point in history the story will be set. Production company Scott Free has pitched some concepts to the network, but no decisions have been made yet.

Speaking with Deadline, AMC's Sarah Barnett said,

I love the concept of historical and horror. 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."

While David Kajganich developed season 1 and Alexander Woo and Max Borenstein crafted the idea for season 2, none of them are expected to be involved with the third season, if it happens. Barnett said that AMC will be working with "new creatives if a third season is commissioned."

I really like the basic idea of this show, of having each season tell a different sort of horror story in a different historical setting… but I have to admit that I am far behind on it. I still need to catch up on both of the seasons.