AMC+ & Shudder to Debut The Terror: Devil in Silver

A new installment of the horror anthology series The Terror, titled The Terror: Devil in Silver, executive produced by Ridley Scott, will premiere on AMC+ and Shudder on May 7.

The six-episode limited series features an ensemble cast, including Dan Stevens, Judith Light, CCH Pounder, Aasif Mandvi and more. The writers and showrunners are Chris Cantwell and Victor LaValle, alongside the author of the novel on which the season is based, Karyn Kusama, who directs the first two episodes.

Stevens, who also serves as executive producer, 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.

Additional cast includes John Benjamin Hickey, Stephen Root, Michael Aronov, Marin Ireland, Chinaza Uche, Hampton Fluker, b (WeCrashed, You), Hayward Leach and Philip Ettinger.

The Terror: Devil in Silver is executive produced by Scott, David W. Zucker and Clayton Krueger for Scott Free Productions, Alexandra Milchan for Emjag Productions, Guymon Casady for Entertainment 360 and Brooke Kennedy, alongside series Cantwell, LaValle, Kusama and Stevens.

“Working shoulder to shoulder with Victor LaValle to bring his masterful novel to the screen has been an incredible experience, 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,” said Cantwell. “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,” Cantwell continued. “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,” said Courtney Thomasma, AMC Networks’ executive VP 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.”