‘The Terror: Infamy’ Featurette Introduces The Season 2 Characters
The Terror: Infamyintroduces audiences to a whole new group of characters who find themselves in peril. Set during World War II,Infamyfollows a Japanese-American community dealing with both paranormal happenings and the disturbing realities of the Japenese internment camps the United States government set up after Pearl Harbor. A newThe Terror Infamyfeaturette introduces you to the many characters you’ll meet on the AMC series this season.
The Terror Infamy Featurette
Season 1 ofThe Terrorhad a rich cast of characters, so it’s only appropriate that season 2 would do the same. The characters this time around are different –The Terrorwas turned into an anthology series, with a different story each season – but they’re fully realized and complex, and it might take you some time to get used to all of them. Thankfully, this featurette gives you a head-start, letting you know who’s who.Derek Miois Chester Nakayama, the main character – an American-born Japanese American living in California. Chester is at the center of a series of mysterious, terrifying events that are affecting his friends and family, including his father Henry (Shingo Usami), mother Asako (Naoko Mori), and his girlfriend Luz (Cristina Rodlo).
The paranormal events are unfolding against the backdrop of World War II, when the characters find themselves sent to Japanese internment camps. The camp setting both highlights a stain on America’s history while also commenting on events of today. “This season ofThe Terroruses as its setting one of the darkest, most horrific moments in our nation’s history,” said writer and executive producerMax Borenstein. “The Japanese-American internment is a blemish on the nation’s conscience — and one with dire resonance to current events.”
The Terrorwas a fantastic, disturbing season of television, and season 2 is shaping up to be a must-see. As I said in my review:
