<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> The Terror is a British horror drama anthology television series that premiered on AMC on March 25, 2018 . The series is named after Dan Simmons' 2007 best - selling novel, a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition to the Arctic in 1845--1848, which serves as the basis for the series' first season . On June 22, 2018, it was announced that AMC had renewed the series for a ten - episode second season set to premiere in 2019 . </P> <P> The series begins with the Royal Navy's polar explorer ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror having recently left Beechey Island, heading south toward King William Island into uncharted territory, seeking the Northwest Passage . The ships are soon stuck, frozen and isolated, and those aboard must survive the harsh weather conditions and each other, while being stalked by an elusive menace . </P>

When does the terror start in the uk