Unbearable horror in The Terror series. Can you survive the unknown?

The Terror is an American historical drama and psychological horror series whose first season was first shown in March 2018 on the AMC channel group, and achieved great success and became one of the highest viewing rates, so the search on the Google search engine increased for all its details by a large number of horror series fans in all countries of the world, as it is adapted from a novel with the same name by the same writer Dan Simmons and it contains many real scenes inspired by historical events in an interesting style, so when the second season was announced in 2019, many audiences around the world promoted it.

The Terror series story The story of the series The Terror, among the American series, the first season of which takes place in the past in the mid-nineteenth century, about an expedition by the British Royal Navy to discover the Northwest Passage in the Arctic, led by the two ships John Franklin, who and his team encountered unknown and harsh conditions. Over time, the conditions of the crew began to deteriorate more and more due to the severe cold and hunger, as well as the fear of an unknown creature chasing them. The series focuses on the struggle that the crew faced in order to survive, as it also showed the primitive instincts and psychological dimensions of man in the face of the unknown.

The second season of this series takes place during World War II and revolves around a young American named Chester Nakayama, who also has Japanese origins and lives in California. The events begin when Chester feels a group of frightening and strange events that occur in the local Japanese community, so he begins to search to find out the reasons for the emergence of these events, only to discover in record time that they are related to a supernatural entity that holds a grudge against his family. This season witnesses many tensions during the war, as many Americans of Japanese origin are transferred to detention camps by the US government, with the community facing many difficult circumstances, especially with the increase in supernatural phenomena, which spreads panic and fear in their hearts.

The Terror Season 1 Cast There is a distinguished and exceptional crew that participated in the work of the first season of The Terror series, which was directed by Tim Milants and Edward Berger, written by Andres Fischer Centeno and David Kajjancic, and produced by Ridley Scott. It includes the most prominent stars:

Derek Mio as Chester Nakayama. Jared Harris played Francis Crozier. Tobias Menzies as James Fitzjames. Ian Hart as Thomas Blankey. Christos Lawton as Lieutenant George Hodgson. Adam Nagaitisis. Paul Reidy. Ciaran Hinds. Nev Nils. Sebastian Ernesto. Matthew McNutley. Liam Garrigan. Stephen Thompson. Jack Colgrave Hirst. Ronan Raftery. Season 2 Heroes The heroes of the second season of this series are:

Derek Mio as Chester Nakayama.

Cristiano Rodlo as Luz Ortega.

Kiki Sukizane as Yuko.

Shinko Koyama as Henry Nakata.

George Takei as Yamato-san.

Naoko Mori as Asako Nakata.

Unikakuma as Ami Yoshida.

Viewers and critics opinions There are a large number of critics and viewers who have expressed their opinion about the series The Terror, where one of the critics, named David Rooney, said (that one of the main challenges facing this series is that all fans of horror works have become accustomed to the large number of victims as in The Walking Dead works.

Therefore, it needs a higher focus to provide shocking and intense horror moments in it. It is clear that this series lacks a strong presence of female characters, and therefore appears as a male perspective, with the exception of some scenes in which John Franklin's wife is present. From the critic's perspective, the story has a large number of strengths, most notably its superior ability to attract viewers to it by presenting unconventional and innovative horror scenes. In addition, it is distinguished by an exceptional acting performance, especially from the star Jared Harris, who played the character of Francis Crozier.

The production is also of high quality, from the elaborate interior designs of the giant ships to the visual effects that create vast scenes that fully illustrate the picture.

While critic Benjamin points out that one of the main problems in presenting horror on the small screen is the slowness, as most horror films do not exceed an hour and a half, and this is due to keeping the audience in a state of tension for a long time, which requires a rare and exceptional skill, while in the case of series, the increase in events makes the viewer feel frustrated.

This was made clear in the first episode when the crew's fate was revealed, which took away the story's excitement, and raised the question: Do you really want to spend ten hours watching a group of men slowly face death? Do you enjoy watching a series of wrong decisions that lead to their end? He added that the audience knowing what will happen gives them a sense of tension and fear.

The Terror series, despite the criticism directed at it by a group of critics, is one of the series that presented a unique experience that illustrates the struggle of man with natural forces and his internal circumstances in the face of an unknown fate.