Summary
Dan Stevens will star inThe Terrorseason 3, and based on the description, it sounds a lot like his underrated Marvel series.The Terroris ahorror anthology seriesthat has been airing on AMC since 2018. Each season follows the terrifying experiences around specific historical events or eras. While the first season concerned Captain Sir John Franklin’s 1845 travels to the Arctic and season 2 focused on an American-run Japanese internment camp,The Terrorseason 3is gearing up to focus on the disturbing conditions of old psychiatric hospitals.
The Terrorcast Dan Stevensas its new star. Reportedly, he will play a man named Pepper who, through a series of misfortunes, is wrongfully committed to a psychiatric hospital. While there,Pepper must come face to face with sadistic patients, dishonest doctors, and even a greater evil force. Overall, this new project is exciting for Stevens, especially after the success of his recent horror movie,Abigail.Stevens' role isn’t just exciting for the future though. It also brings to mind a gem of the past.
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Dan Stevens' The Terror Season 3 Sounds A Lot Like Legion
Stevens' Returns To A Psychiatric Hospital Setting
What is most interesting about Stevens' casting inThe Terrorseason 3 is the way it’s reminiscent ofLegion.Legionis yet another series starring Dan Stevens with a strangely similar premise. In the show,Stevens plays David Haller, a schizophrenic manwho has been committed to yet another psychiatric hospital.However, this time, Haller discovers that there may be more to him than schizophrenia. In fact, he realizes that there is a greater power at play within him and others around him.
While FOX’sX-Menfranchise had highs and lows,Legionis one of the best live-action interpretations of a comic book character.
Based on their premises, it seems likethose who enjoyedLegionwill likeThe Terroras well. Notably,The Terroris likely scarier and more violent thanLegion.However, their general themes are essentially the same. Audiences who like Dan Stevens, mystery, and a psychiatric hospital setting will surely appreciate both series. WhileLegiontook place in theX-Menuniverse and brought several Marvel characters into live-action for the first time, it was a relatively standalone series.
Legion is the son of Professor Charles Xavier in Marvel comics.
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Legion Is An Underrated Comic Book Show
Legionis one ofMarvel’s most underrated serieswith a 91% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. However,Legion’sfailure was not in its quality, but in its time frame.Legioncame when Marvel superheroes were at an all-time high, but not on television. General audiences were gearing up for films likeSpider-Man: HomecomingandLoganbut knew very little about a deep-cut character like Legion.It also didn’t help that the series was premiering on FX, which had never really done superheroes before. Lastly,Legion’s connections to the highly popularX-Menbrand were minimal.
Legionran for three seasons from 2017 to 2019.
While FOX’sX-Menfranchise had highs and lows,Legionis one of the best live-action interpretations of a comic book character. The show was not focused on referencingX-Menstories or bringing in cameos from the movies, offering instead a character study that Stevens perfectly pulled off. Based on how well-received Stevens' performance inLegionwas,The Terrorseason3 already sounds very exciting.
The Terror
Cast
The Terror is an AMC original horror anthology series based on the novel by Dan Simmons. The show follows the Royal Navy as they explore the ocean to locate the Northwest Passage to improve travel and trade. However, the perilous journey proves to be more than any of the crew expected, leaving them at the mercy of harsh elements and the slowly slipping sanity of the crew.
