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Having lived in an nered rave reviews, so of course internment camp himself when the network has brought it back he was young, he was an invalu- for Round 2. On Monday, Aug. 12, able source of knowledge. the second season of the chan- The first season of “The Terror” nel’s hit historical horror series went into development in 2016, (now christened as a yearly an- and was adapted — quite faith- thology program) returns, dubbed fully — from the novel of the “The Terror: Infamy.” same name by science fiction and The altered title helps audienc- horror author Dan Simmons. Sim- es differentiate the new season’s mons’ book is based on a legiti- storyline from last year’s, because mate incident from real-life histo- this is not a continuation of the ry: the disastrous lost expedition first season’s story, but a whole led by Englishman Sir John Frank- new tale of, well, terror. lin in 1845. Franklin and his crew The new season stars Derek intended to probe the Arctic re- Mio (“Seal Team”) in the lead gion for the coveted Northwest role of Chester Nakayama, a pho- Passage, but the two ships as- tographer who discovers creepy signed to the task (HMS Erebus signs of the existence of an other- and HMS Terror) became ice- worldly presence in his pictures. bound, and all 129 men who set Mio is supported by Shingo Usa- out on the expedition perished. mi (“The Pacific”) and Naoko The wrecks of their ships re- Mori (“Mamma Mia! Here We Go mained undiscovered until 2014 Again,” 2018), who play his char- and 2016. acter’s parents; Cristina Rodlo To the already terrifying pros- (“Too Old to Die Young”) as his pect of becoming stranded in Arc- clandestine girlfriend, Luz; and C. tic ice, Simmons added his own Thomas Howell (“Animal King- piece of supernatural flair to rock- dom”) as a retired soldier who et the story into truly brain-break- George Takei as seen in “The Terror: Infamy” oversees functions within the War ing territory. He added an unre- tirely different era. This season side those camps, let alone one gy, a bakemono is understood to into an anthology, showrunners Relocation Authority, the agency lenting Arctic demon known as features a community of Japa- that features a majority Asian and be a shape-shifting entity that have a whole new set of chal- established to conduct the reloca- the Tuunbaq, which pursued and nese-Americans during World Asian-American cast like “The disguises its original form. lenges. Unlike “American Horror tion and internment of Japanese- savaged the doomed survivors as War II who are imprisoned in Terror: Infamy.” The show is likely to take Story,” which typically retains a Americans during World War II. they struggled to boat, sled and camps set up by a paranoid U.S. The new season juxtaposes the healthy liberties with its interpre- number of core cast members Rounding out the cast is be- hike their way out of the grip of tation of the folkloric bakemono. from season to season, “The Ter- loved veteran actor and activist the northern ice. government after the attack on cruel fate of interned families Pearl Harbor. with this season’s new iteration This season’s evil creature needs ror” anthology looks as if it will George Takei (“Star Trek”), who “The Terror: Infamy” replicates to deliver a horrifying visual require audiences to embrace an plays Yamato-san, an experienced that formula of real human histo- These Japanese-American in- of occult monstrosity. Unlike the ternment camps are seen as a Tuunbaq of Season 1, which was punch equal to that of the Tuun- entirely new set of performers ev- elder able to offer Nakayama wis- ry paired with a supernatural baq’s mutated zombie polar bear ery year. dom and help him navigate the threat, but it relocates to an en- shameful moment in American an invention of Dan Simmons, the history, and the story of the preternatural baddie of “The Ter- from Season 1, while simultane- On the other hand, if “The Ter- camps remains largely unex- ror: Infamy” is a creature inspired ously expanding upon the tradi- ror: Infamy” is as successful as plored by American television. No by Japanese folklore, known as a tional Japanese mythology to ex- the original season was, there will series has ever focused on life in- bakemono. In Japanese mytholo- plain why a spirit from so far be limitless opportunities for the away might pursue individuals show to expand and plunder my- across oceans to their new homes thology and folklore from around in America. the world and throughout history. The first season of the show Find out if the anthology format is was able to count on a sturdy plot a good fit for this series when derived from Simmons’ novel, but Season 2 premieres Monday, Aug. now that the series has turned 12, on AMC. Richmond County Daily Journal — Saturday, August 10, 2019 — Page 3 6:00 p.m. FSS MLB Baseball Atlanta ESPN2 ATP Tennis Final Rogers Cup. 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 Softball Little 6:30 a.m. SPEED First Things First ESPN2 Baseball Little League World Braves at Miami Marlins. From Marlins From IGA Stadium-- Montreal, Que. League World Series. From Alpenrose With Cris Carter and Nick Wright Series. From Howard J. Lamade Stadi- Park-- Miami, Fla. (3h) (Live) (2h) (Live) Stadium-- Portland, Ore. 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