‘Bone chilling’ horror series with ‘best British TV cast of all time’ based on a true story is available to watch for free

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Fans are obsessed with an 'utterly enthralling' horror series available to watch for free on ITVX, with an opening scene so creepy you’ll be unable to stop yourself from binging it all.

The show has an all star cast, including Ciaran Hinds. (AMC)

When you add to that a cast full of incredible character actors which one fan deemed ‘the best British TV cast of all time’, you know you’re on to a winner.

The final detail that pushed it over the edge for me? The show being based on a series of true stories.

The show is called The Terror, and ITVX added it to the platform after it debuted in America a few years ago.

Check out the trailer here:

Based on a Dan Simmons novel of the same name, the first season is a fictionalised version of a real-life arctic expedition from the 1800s.

Starring Ciaran Hinds, Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, and Adam Nagaitis, the cast is a veritable who’s who of outstanding character actors you’ve 100 percent seen in numerous films and shows but struggle to place their name.

The show released to genuinely outstanding reviews – with an average of 7.9/10 on IMDb and 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Terror is an anthology show so each season features a different cast, with season one receiving a whopping 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

The show is a fictionalised account of a true arctic voyage. (AMC)

One of the most highly acclaimed shows to be available for free, the first season is an absolute hit with fans who have been singing its praises after watching on ITV.

A 9/10 review on IMDb said: “The first season of The Terror is superb. I binge watched it over three nights and I regard it as essential viewing.”

Another fan called the show ‘bone chilling’ in a 10/10 review on IMDb.

Meanwhile, one Reddit thread on the subreddit r/Television called The Terror ‘one of the best limited series of all time’.

The show is available to watch on ITVX. (AMC)

They said: “I love horror TV, but this is so much more. I don't think most people realize how utterly enthralling a show about a few dozen rough, grungy looking men with bad dental hygiene, trapped in a bleak, colourless landscape for years can be.”

One fan concurred, commenting: “Agreed on all takes; Season 1 assembled the most impressive calibre of British acting in a series that I've ever seen.”

Another summed it up brilliantly, saying: “It is a masterpiece - up there with some of the best television ever made IMO. And I didn't even like the idea of the monster at first but in the end I understood its importance to the ultimate meaning of the story.”

The Terror is available to watch on ITVX now.