The Terror

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Season 1
  • Network: AMC+
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 26, 2018
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
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Critic Reviews

  1. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Mar 26, 2018
    60
    Forward momentum--for the plot, creature action and character development--finally kicks in during episode three but it’s a big ask for AMC to expect viewers will return after the first two episodes.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Mar 22, 2018
    60
    The Terror’s biggest problem is that it apparently wants to be a taut, atmospheric chamber piece in which the psychological pressures on a set of stranded men lead them to pursue ever more desperate and unpredictable actions. But there’s too much slackness in the narrative for The Terror’s core dilemmas--or people--to become truly enthralling. Though it depicts extreme conditions, The Terror is a little on the tepid side emotionally.
  3. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Mar 26, 2018
    58
    Harris is especially terrific as a man growing into his own heroism even as forces mortal and not so mortal conspire against him. But as the 10 episodes unspool and the body count mounts, the only dread you may experience watching The Terror is that feeling you are wasting your time.

Awards & Rankings

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#45 Best TV Season of 2018
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#29 Most Discussed TV Season of 2018
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#62 Most Shared TV Season of 2018

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 176 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 146 out of 176
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 176
  3. Negative: 18 out of 176
  1. rocgni161803
    Mar 29, 2018
    10
    The show draws you in immediately. It feels a lot like the first Alien movie with its atmosphere and general sense of dread (it even steals aThe show draws you in immediately. It feels a lot like the first Alien movie with its atmosphere and general sense of dread (it even steals a scene from the movie). After only two episodes it's the only thing on right now, for me, that's a must-watch. The characters are well-written and multi-dimensional. The story is intriguing. Really looking forward to see how it plays out.… Full Review »
  2. hypeatia
    Apr 1, 2018
    9
    Great, great show - the first two episodes were spectacular, the bleakness of the landscape and the dilemmas of what counts as heroism - whenGreat, great show - the first two episodes were spectacular, the bleakness of the landscape and the dilemmas of what counts as heroism - when do you confront, when do you back away - are really well done. Also delighted to see Jared Harris outside Mad Men and the Expanse.… Full Review »
  3. ScienceAdvisor
    Apr 10, 2018
    5
    Entirely skippable fare from AMC, billed as a premium series without anything other than cinematography and a few individual performances toEntirely skippable fare from AMC, billed as a premium series without anything other than cinematography and a few individual performances to pull it out of pure mediocrity.

    Billing this as historical is disingenuous, and calling it a thriller is even worse. The Antarctic has never had an indigenous people (Inuit/Eskimo) living there. No one even travelled there before the 1700s, and even then it was a relatively brief stay due to the inhospitable conditions.

    The story is one of a mysterious animal/spirit/thing that transitions into something far more mundane. Both are quite boring, yet equally adept at slowly killing the crew and our interest. The story gives up the pretension of trying to make sense by the end of episode six, and does little to redeem itself after that point. I can only imagine it was trying to induce the same mental state in the viewer as those suffering on the screen.    … Full Review »
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