With The Terror: Devil in Silver still fresh in viewers’ minds, it appears the acclaimed horror anthology may already be inching toward another installment.
Producer David W. Zucker recently revealed that work has quietly started on a potential Season 4, confirming Scott Free Productions has already locked down the rights to the next book it hopes to adapt.
During an interview with ScreenRant, Zucker was asked whether the newly released third season wrapped up a trilogy. His answer made it sound like the creative team already has its sights set on what’s next.
“We just closed the deal on the book we’re gonna develop next.”
That’s not the same thing as an official renewal, of course. AMC has yet to announce a fourth season, and there are still plenty of hurdles before another installment becomes a reality. Even so, the update suggests the wheels are already turning behind the scenes.
Fans also shouldn’t expect the process to move overnight. The series has never operated on a traditional television schedule, with seven years separating Seasons 2 and 3 after development was slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the dual Hollywood strikes in 2023.
The anthology first debuted on AMC in 2018 with an adaptation of Dan Simmons’ novel The Terror. That season followed two British Royal Navy ships that became trapped in Arctic ice while searching for the Northwest Passage, only to find themselves hunted by a terrifying supernatural force.
Season 2, The Terror: Infamy, shifted the setting to a Japanese American internment camp during World War II, where an evil spirit preyed on those imprisoned there. The latest installment, The Terror: Devil in Silver, adapted Victor LaValle’s novel of the same name and brought the franchise into the present day with a psychological horror story set inside a psychiatric hospital hiding dark secrets.
Despite the lengthy hiatus between installments, the anthology hasn’t lost its critical edge. Devil in Silver currently holds a 95% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, continuing the series’ reputation as one of television’s strongest horror anthologies.
Exactly how many people tuned in, however, remains a mystery. AMC hasn’t released viewership numbers for the latest season, which premiered on AMC+ and Shudder rather than airing on AMC’s linear network. Depending on how a potential fourth season comes together—and who ultimately signs on creatively—it isn’t out of the question that the anthology could return to a more traditional release strategy.
For now, though, fans have reason to be optimistic. While an official renewal hasn’t arrived, Scott Free Productions is already searching for The Terror‘s next nightmare.
