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A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.

2 Seasons
20 Episodes
Returning Series
Mystery Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast & Characters
episode image Terror Camp Clear
8.5/10 (2727 votes)

#1 Terror Camp Clear

S1:E8

Deaths under mysterious circumstances create paranoia among the men, and some of the crew may be considering mutiny.

episode image We Are Gone
8.5/10 (2940 votes)

#2 We Are Gone

S1:E10

The expedition's epic journey reaches its climax as men find themselves in a final confrontation with the Inuit mythology they've trespassed into.

episode image The Ladder
8.4/10 (3235 votes)

#3 The Ladder

S1:E3

With something now stalking the ships, the captains debate their options, testing their loyalty to one another against their duty to their crews.

episode image First Shot a Winner, Lads
8.2/10 (2771 votes)

#4 First Shot a Winner, Lads

S1:E5

A strange illness begins to show itself while another more familiar one jeopardizes the expedition's most valuable resource: its captain's judgment.

episode image A Mercy
8.2/10 (2670 votes)

#5 A Mercy

S1:E6

With the end of their provisions in sight, officers contemplate a tough, risky strategy while struggling to raise the men's worsening spirits.

episode image The C, the C, the Open C
8.2/10 (2539 votes)

#6 The C, the C, the Open C

S1:E9

Hope comes in strange forms, and the question of what the men are willing to do to survive begins to be settled in both noble and horrifying ways.

episode image Horrible from Supper
8.1/10 (2583 votes)

#7 Horrible from Supper

S1:E7

As the men make new attempts to find rescue, a series of shocking events underscores how vulnerable and exposed their situation has become.

episode image Go for Broke
8.0/10 (4005 votes)

#8 Go for Broke

S1:E1

An accident at sea cripples a Royal Navy expedition 200 miles from finding the Northwest Passage, forcing its captains to make dire choices.

episode image Gore
8.0/10 (3485 votes)

#9 Gore

S1:E2

After a long winter trapped in the ice, scouting parties are sent out in search of open water. One of the teams makes a frightening discovery.

episode image Punished, as a Boy
7.8/10 (2906 votes)

#10 Punished, as a Boy

S1:E4

A cunning attack on the ships proves the men are not battling an ordinary bear and that the region's Inuit culture may hold a key to their survival.

episode image Taizo
7.4/10 (858 votes)

#11 Taizo

S2:E6

A story of the past provides insight into the present evil that stalks the Terminal Islanders; Chester returns home to his family; Henry and Asako are faced with a difficult decision.

episode image The Weak Are Meat
7.2/10 (859 votes)

#12 The Weak Are Meat

S2:E4

Chester, in search of a better life, is treated with hostility by his fellow Americans; Luz hopes to be accepted by Henry and Asako in their new home as the Japanese American community celebrates Obon, a festival to commemorate the dead.

episode image A Sparrow in a Swallow’s Nest
7.0/10 (1420 votes)

#13 A Sparrow in a Swallow’s Nest

S2:E1

In 1941, Chester Nakayama finds himself caught between his insular Japanese American neighborhood on Terminal Island, California, and his current life as an all-American guy. When extreme circumstances push both his community and personal life to the brink, Chester must grapple with what kind of a man he wants to be, all while someone watches closely.

episode image Shatter Like a Pearl
7.0/10 (836 votes)

#14 Shatter Like a Pearl

S2:E5

The Japanese Americans are forced to undertake a humiliating exercise that divides the community; Chester comes face to face with a man who forces him to question his very nature; Luz, stricken by grief, is forced to make an important choice.

episode image Into the Afterlife
6.8/10 (792 votes)

#15 Into the Afterlife

S2:E10

Henry and Asako look to the past to provide answers to their current turmoil; Chester and Luz grapple with their identities in hopes of saving those who are dearest to them; Amy and Yamato-san struggle to once again assimilate into American life.

episode image All the Demons Are Still in Hell
6.7/10 (1041 votes)

#16 All the Demons Are Still in Hell

S2:E2

After Pearl Harbor, the Terminal Islanders are evicted from their homes and must find shelter elsewhere. While Henry, separated from his family, faces injustice at the hands of the government, Chester engages in a paranoid search for answers.

episode image Gaman
6.7/10 (926 votes)

#17 Gaman

S2:E3

As the Terminal Islanders adjust to their new surroundings, Chester tries to provide for his family, while fending off the evil that follows him. Henry reels from the trauma of his imprisonment. Asako sees bad omens. Amy takes up a new job.

episode image My Perfect World
6.6/10 (751 votes)

#18 My Perfect World

S2:E7

The Nakayamas have been torn apart; Chester searches for the person he believes can help, by any means necessary; an outbreak in the community forces Amy to act, though she's caught between doing what she's told and doing what's right.

episode image Come and Get Me
6.6/10 (729 votes)

#19 Come and Get Me

S2:E9

The Terminal Islanders return home to find that things have changed since they left; the Nakayamas, still tense from the pain they've inflicted on one another, must come together to battle the spirit that threatens their future.

episode image My Sweet Boy
6.5/10 (754 votes)

#20 My Sweet Boy

S2:E8

Chester and Luz have reached a turning point in their relationship; Amy must take matters into her own hands as she's tormented by a powerful nemesis; Chester meets a boy who gives him answers.

Cast & Chracters

character image Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san

Nobuhiro Yamato / Yamato-san

Actor: George Takei
character image Yuko Tanabe

Yuko Tanabe

Actor: Kiki Sukezane
character image Henry Nakayama

Henry Nakayama

Actor: Shingo Usami
character image Asako Nakayama

Asako Nakayama

Actor: Naoko Mori
character image Amy Yoshida

Amy Yoshida

Actor: Miki Ishikawa
character image Luz Ojeda

Luz Ojeda

Actor: Cristina Rodlo
character image Chester Nakayama

Chester Nakayama

Actor: Derek Mio

The highest rated episode of The Terror is "Terror Camp Clear" (S1E8) with a rating of 8.50.

This episode received 2,727 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "My Sweet Boy" (S2E8) with a rating of 6.50.

This episode received 754 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Terror Camp Clear" (S1E8) with a rating of 8.50.

This episode received 2,727 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Punished, as a Boy" (S1E4) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 2,906 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Taizo" (S2E6) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 858 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "My Sweet Boy" (S2E8) with a rating of 6.50.

This episode received 754 votes.

Name Department Job
Alexander Woo Production Executive Producer
Max Borenstein Production Executive Producer
Ridley Scott Production Executive Producer
Dan Simmons Writing Novel

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