10 2018 TV Shows To Watch Instead Of Game Of Thrones

5. The Terror

The Terror
AMC

With mutiny, cannibalism, and monsters, AMC's The Terror is a story that could fit in as part of Westerosi legend, although it is actually inspired by a very much real expedition to the Arctic, led by Captain Sir John Franklin in the 1840s (without the monsters, in case that needed specifying).

A thrilling tone of human survival and exploration, it looks like this will have lots of grey moralising, a decent-sized budget, and a hell of a cast, including two actors who've already been in Game of Thrones - Ciaran Hinds and Tobias Menzies - and one who'd undoubtedly fit right into Westeros, Jared Harris.

If you've ever watched Thrones and wished you could see more of Euron Greyjoy's legendary seafaring adventures, for example, then this should contain plenty to be excited about.

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