Jared Harris to Star in AMC's Awesome-Sounding New Series THE TERROR

AMC is in the process of developing a really cool new series called The Terror, and they've just cast Mad Men's Jared Harris in the lead role.

The series will be an adaptation of a novel by Dan Simmons, the story of which is set in 1847. It follows the real life story of a Naval expedition searching for the Northwest Passage and in the process disappears. The series will take a fictional spin on the events that took place as the crews are attacked by a mysterious predator that stalks the ships.

Harris will play a character named Francis Crozier, "Captain of the HMS Terror and second in command of the expedition. He is a brilliant sailor and captain, but an Irishman who has reached his glass ceiling in the British Royal Navy and has become disillusioned with its pomp and politics."

Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV, said in a statement:

“The story of man’s battle with nature and an unknown predator makes ‘The Terror’ a gripping and imaginative series, and calls for a special kind of actor. We are thrilled to expand our relationship with Jared Harris and look forward to watching him transform into the complex and fascinating character of Captain Crozier. We are also delighted to work with this versatile and talented cast and share with audiences the despair and horror inside this journey of survival, hope and recognition.”

This series has the potential to be amazing! Harris will be joined by Ciaran Hinds (Game of Thrones, Rome) as Sir John Franklin, Paul Ready (Cuffs, Utopia) as Henry Goodsir, and Adam Nagaitis (Houdini and Doyle, Suffragette) as Cornelius Hickey. These characters will play integral members of the crew aboard the ships.

The first season of the series will consist of ten hour-long episodes, and it's being planned as an anthology, which tells us that the second season could be based on a completely different story. 

The Terror begins production this winter in Budapest, and it's set to premiere in 2017. I can't wait to see how this turns out! 

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