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Dan Stevens Leads “The Terror: Devil in Silver” Series

8/25/2026

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Summary

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Dan Stevens stars as Peter “Pepper” Coffin in Sky Atlantic’s new series “The Terror: Devil In Silver”.
The six-part horror drama is set in the underfunded New Hyde psychiatric hospital.
John Benjamin Hickey portrays Dr Walter, the founder who drives the mystery.
Judith Light plays Dorry, a lobotomized long-term patient who killed a doctor.
Daily Mail gave the series two stars, calling it dull and heavy on jump-scares.

History

Historical Context

When Miloš Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest premiered on November 19 1975, it won the Academy’s “Big Five” awards and was shot in the real Oregon State Hospital, exposing institutional abuse. The film’s $4.4 million budget and critical acclaim set a template for later portrayals, prompting Sky Atlantic’s series The Terror: Devil In Silver to echo its critique of underfunded psychiatric wards.

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Story summary

Dan Stevens stars as Peter “Pepper” Coffin in Sky Atlantic’s new series “The Terror: Devil In Silver”.
The six-part horror drama is set in the underfunded New Hyde psychiatric hospital.
John Benjamin Hickey portrays Dr Walter, the founder who drives the mystery.
Judith Light plays Dorry, a lobotomized long-term patient who killed a doctor.
Daily Mail gave the series two stars, calling it dull and heavy on jump-scares.

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