By MICHAEL GINGOLD
The new installment of the acclaimed horror anthology series explores a horrific hospital.
AMC+ and Shudder have announced that the six-episode THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER will premiere Thursday, May 7, with new installments debuting weekly after that. It will also air on AMC later this year. The show is based on the 2012 novel THE DEVIL IN SILVER by Victor LaValle, who serves as writer and showrunner along with Chris Cantwell and Karyn Kusama (THE INVITATION), the latter of whom directed the first two episodes. Ridley Scott is an executive producer along with Dan Stevens (CUCKOO, ABIGAIL), who heads up the cast that also includes Judith Light, CCH Pounder (TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT), Aasif Mandvi, John Benjamin Hickey, Stephen Root, Michael Aronov, Marin Ireland (THE DARK AND THE WICKED, BIRTH/REBIRTH), Chinaza Uche, Hampton Fluker, b, Hayward Leach and Philip Ettinger.
According to the official synopsis, Stevens “stars as Pepper—a working-class moving man who, through a combination of bad luck and a bad temper, finds himself wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital—an institution filled with those society would rather forget. There, he must contend with patients working against him, doctors harboring grim secrets, and perhaps even the Devil himself. As Pepper navigates a hellscape where nothing is as it seems, he finds that the only path to freedom is to face the entity which thrives on the suffering within New Hyde’s walls—but doing so may prove that the worst demons of all live inside him.”
“Working shoulder to shoulder with Victor LaValle to bring his masterful novel to the screen has been an incredible experience,” says Cantwell, “as his story is, yes, packed with death and horror—but also brimming with beauty and the flickering-yet-unassailable light of our fragile humanity. Our writing team expanded and enriched Victor’s pulse-pounding and profound themes, Karyn Kusama brought a brilliant cinematic eye to this very real, very frightening world and we did it all under the accomplished, hallowed banner of Scott Free with a top-tier crew. It was a pleasure to return to my inveterate partnership with AMC, a place where above all, characters and drama grip you tight and don’t let go. THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER is no different, as this cast—helmed with grace and strength by Dan Stevens—imbues every one of our characters with dimension, empathy, and soul. You will love these people who very much come from your world. You will grieve with them, cheer for them, laugh with them, and of course fear for their very lives.”
“THE TERROR: DEVIL IN SILVER represents everything we love about this anthology—a compelling real-life setting with a veil of supernatural dread, dynamic characters brought to life through powerhouse performances, and a suspenseful, emotionally gripping story that stays with you long after the credits roll,” says Courtney Thomasma, AMC Networks’ Executive Vice President of Linear and Streaming Products. “We’re thrilled to co-premiere this new chapter on both AMC+ and the leading horror streamer Shudder, as we bring the series to both premium drama viewers and a passionate horror fanbase. Debuting on the heels of Shudder’s annual Halfway to Halloween programming event serves as a perfect celebration of this kind of elevated genre storytelling.”
