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The Terror
2018–2019
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 2 seasons
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #247
- IMDb #288
- Rotten Tomatoes #171
- Metacritic #177
- RatingGraph #358
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #176
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #202
- Metacritic Critics #126
- Metacritic Audience #253
- Criticker #98
- Trakt #319
Every rating
65–87
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 65, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 87.
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Details
- Created by
- Alexander Woo, David Kajganich, Max Borenstein
- Based on
- The Terror by Dan Simmons
- Released
- 26 March 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 20 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 1 win, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →1 win from 7 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2020 | Long Form – Original | Max Borenstein, Alessandra DiMona, Shannon Goss, Steven Hanna, Naomi Iizuka, Benjamin Klein, Danielle Roderick, Tony Tost and Alexander Woo | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2020 | Best Genre Series | The Terror | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2019 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Paul Ready | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2019 | Best Television Series – Genre | The Terror | Winner |
| Satellite Awards 2019 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Nive Nielsen | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2019 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Jared Harris | Nominee |
| Visual Effects Society Awards 2019 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Frank Petzold, Lenka Líkařová, Viktor Muller and Pedro Sabrosa (for "Go for Broke") | Nominee |
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Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Long Form – Original | Max Borenstein, Alessandra DiMona, Shannon Goss, Steven Hanna, Naomi Iizuka, Benjamin Klein, Danielle Roderick, Tony Tost and Alexander Woo | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Television Series – Genre | The Terror | Winner |
| Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Jared Harris | Nominee |
| Best Genre Series | The Terror | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Paul Ready | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Nive Nielsen | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Frank Petzold, Lenka Líkařová, Viktor Muller and Pedro Sabrosa (for "Go for Broke") | Nominee |