Season 3 of the horror anthology series premieres May 7 on AMC+ and Shudder.

*The Terror: Devil in Silver *star Dan Stevens talks filming show in ‘haunting corridors of abandoned institution’

Season 3 of the horror anthology series premieres May 7 on AMC+ and Shudder.

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April 30, 2026 11:30 a.m. ET

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Dan Stevens as Pepper, and Judith Light as Dorry in 'The Terror: Devil in Silver'. Credit:

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- Dan Stevens, Judith Light, CCH Pounder, and more star in season 3 of the horror anthology *The Terror: Devil in Silver*.

- The six-episode limited series — set in a psychiatric hospital —was filmed at the decommissioned Arthur Kill Correctional Facility on Staten Island, N.Y.

- *The Terror: Devil in Silver* premieres May 7 on AMC+ and Shudder.

From *Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire* to the vampire film *Abigail*, Dan Stevens has appeared in his fair share of monster movies. So, which of these tales led to him landing the lead role of Pepper on *The Terror: Devil in Silver*, the third season of the anthology horror series (which premieres May 7 on AMC+ and Shudder)? None of them!

The British actor got the thumbs-up from *Alien* director Ridley Scott — whose company Scott Free produces *The Terror* — because of his hilarious turn as Russian singer Alexander Lemtov in the 2020 comedy *Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga*.

"I was chatting to [executives at] Scott Free about Ridley Scott and they said, 'Oh, Ridley's a huge fan,'" Stevens tells **. "I was like, 'Oh that’s a great honor, I wonder what he's seen.' They said, '*Eurovision*. He won't shut up about it. He couldn't have been more excited that we were approaching Alexander Lemlov for this role.'"

But Stevens isn't going for laughs with his *The Ter*ror: *Devil in Silver* character Pepper, an impulsive drummer turned moving man from Queens, N.Y.

"He's not an innocent," says the actor. "He's coming with baggage, he's coming with history, and there are issues, let's say, that are unaddressed."

Dan Stevens as Pepper in 'The Terror: Devil in Silver'.

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In the first episode, Stevens' Pepper finds himself incarcerated at the fictional New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital after he gets into a fight with three cops. The actor notes that Pepper is "committed to this institution not because he is mentally ill, but because it's cheaper and easier for the police than processing [him] through the criminal system."

New Hyde turns out to be a grim, under-resourced establishment where, as Pepper swiftly discovers, inmates are terrorized by a mysterious, malevolent force.

"There is this creature, this devil, roaming the wards," explains Stevens. "The show is literalizing the violence. But it's also asking, well, what's more monstrous? Is it the creature? Or is it the system that traps these vulnerable people and looks the other way?"

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While the two previous seasons of* The Terror* were set in the distant past — the first took viewers back to the 19th century while season 2 was a World War II tale — Stevens describes this new story as "relatively contemporary," although the exact year is never specified.

"It's an intriguing anthology series because each season is so very different,” he says.

It doesn't hurt that* The Terror: Devil in Silver* boasts a scarily talented supporting cast as well. Aasif Mandvi, CCH Pounder, and Stephen Root all play hospital workers while Judith Light portrays a patient who has been imprisoned at New Hyde for decades.

Judith Light as Dorry in 'The Terror: Devil in Silver'.

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"Judith's character represents the history of this kind of institutionalization and how it got to where we are today," says Stevens. The actor adds that "her performance is so carefully constructed in terms of how it lures you in. She's not just a crazy old lady, there's something really heartbreaking going on there."

The show's behind-the-scenes team is also terrifyingly qualified. Victor LaValle, author of the original 2012 *Devil in Silver *novel, acted as the season's showrunner alongside *Halt and Catch Fire *co-creator Chris Cantwell. Meanwhile, the first two episodes were directed by Karyn Kusama, whose horror credits include the films *Jennifer's Body *and *The Invitation*.

Stevens hails Kusama as "one of the great horror directors of our age. We've talked about things over the years and we were just so excited that she wanted to come and play on this."

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The series was shot at Staten Island's ominously named — though now decommissioned — Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, which previously hosted the shows *Orange Is the New Black* and *Daredevil*. Stevens recalls working in the "haunting corridors and rooms of this abandoned institution, it was a pretty strange place to spend a few months."

Philip Ettinger as Louie, Dan Stevens as Pepper, and Marin Ireland as Dewey in 'The Terror: Devil in Silver'.

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To make things even spookier, the production encountered members of the animal species most associated with demonic goings-on.

"I think there's some sort of farm, there were goats wandering around outside!" Stevens reveals.

*The Terror: Devil in Silver* is not Stevens’ first rodeo when it comes to playing a patient at a mental health facility, as fans of his starring role on the FX series* Legion* know.  The actor admits there are "definitely some parallels" between the two shows and that "institutions lend themselves to horror quite naturally."

He adds, "I wouldn't want *every* job of mine to be in a former prison or whatever, but it's a natural framework for great characters and horrific happenings."

Watch the trailer for *The Terror: Devil in Silver* below, and catch the series premiere Thursday, May 7, on AMC+ and Shudder.

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