What is The Terror about?
A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.
Chilling historical events unfold in terrifying situations, creating a slow-burn mystery with a bleak and atmospheric tone.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch that takes its time. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on AMC+, The Roku Channel (free) and Plex (free).
The Terror parents guide
Heads up on moderate sex and nudity. That is past what the TV-14 on the box suggests. Beyond that, real scares and several jump scares.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is The Terror scary?
- Yes, properly. The Terror is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is The Terror?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is The Terror rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated TV-14. Expect real scares, several jump scares, and moderate sex and nudity, so it suits teens more than kids.
Cast and crew
Created byDavid Kajganich, Max Borenstein, Alexander Woo
StarringDerek Mio, Cristina Rodlo, Kiki Sukezane, Shingo Usami, Naoko Mori, Miki Ishikawa
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The Terror is on our Anthology series, AMC+, Drama on AMC+, Sci-fi on AMC+ and Mystery on AMC+ lists.
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