British thriller television series
The Devil's Hour
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Genre
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Created by
| Tom Moran
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Written by
| Tom Moran
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Starring
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Music by
| The Newton Brothers
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Country of origin
| United Kingdom
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Original language
| English
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No.
of series
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 6
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Executive producers
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Production locations
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Cinematography
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- Stuart Biddlecombe
- Bjørn Stale Bratberg
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Editors
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- Joe Randall-Cutler
- Mark Trend
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Running time
| 57?60 minutes
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Production companies
| Hartswood Films
Amazon Studios
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Network
| Amazon Prime Video
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Release
| October 28, 2022
(
2022-10-28
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present
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The Devil's Hour
is a British
drama
thriller
television series created by
Tom Moran
, and executive produced by
Steven Moffat
through his production company Hartswood Films. The series consists of six episodes, and premiered on 28 October 2022 on
Amazon Prime Video
. In November 2022, the programme was renewed for a second and third series.
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Plot
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Lucy Chambers is a social worker dealing with family and relationship woes. She wakes every night at exactly 3:33 AM, after experiencing terrifying visions during the so-called devil's hour. Her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless. Her mother speaks to empty chairs. Her house is haunted by the echoes of a life that is not her own. Lucy's name is inexplicably connected to a string of brutal murders in the area, and she is drawn into the hunt for a serial killer.
Cast and characters
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Episodes
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Production
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Development
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In December 2019, it was announced
Tom Moran
was developing
The Devil's Hour
for Amazon.
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In June 2021, it was announced Amazon had greenlit the series. The series is written, created, and executive produced by
Tom Moran
.
[3]
Steven Moffat
and
Sue Vertue
also executive produce the series. The series is produced by
Hartswood Films
.
[4]
Johnny Allan and Isabelle Sieb were set to direct episodes of the series.
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Casting
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In mid-June 2021,
Jessica Raine
and
Peter Capaldi
were cast as the leads.
[5]
Nikesh Patel
,
Meera Syal
,
Alex Ferns
,
Phil Dunster
,
Barbara Marten
, Thomas Dominique, Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty, John Alastair,
Sandra Huggett
, and Benjamin Chivers were also cast.
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Title sequence
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The
title sequence
is a stylised interpretation of a 'vortex',
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featuring kaleidoscopic effects and bright colour overlays. It was made in London by Peter Anderson Studio.
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Music
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The series' score is composed by
The Newton Brothers
, and the soundtrack album was released on October 28, the same day as the series release.
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The Devil's Hour: Season 1 (Amazon Original Series Soundtrack)
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Title
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1.
| "The Devil's Hour Main Titles I"
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2.
| "3:33"
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3.
| "Sleepwalking"
| 4:11
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4.
| "Pink Sunflowers"
| 1:31
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5.
| "Meredith Warren"
| 3:17
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6.
| "Dreams"
| 1:38
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7.
| "The Lodge"
| 3:08
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8.
| "There Is No Beginning, No End ? I"
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9.
| "Concentric Circles"
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10.
| "Putting Together the Pieces"
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11.
| "Dear Lucy"
| 3:23
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12.
| "There Is No Beginning, No End ? II"
| 2:15
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13.
| "I Need It to Be Over ? Reprise"
| 3:25
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14.
| "I Need It to Be Over ? The Darkness"
| 3:13
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15.
| "I Need It to Be Over ? The Light"
| 4:07
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16.
| "Speed Kings"
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17.
| "Malcolm"
| 3:07
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18.
| "Halstead's Paradise"
| 2:59
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19.
| "I Need to Know"
| 1:11
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20.
| "The Red Box (Whiskey Concussion)"
| 3:08
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21.
| "And Again and Again"
| 3:32
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22.
| "Emotional Anomaly"
| 3:01
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23.
| "Scents of Balance"
| 3:51
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24.
| "There Is No Beginning, No End ? III"
| 3:41
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25.
| "There Is No Beginning, No End ? IV"
| 6:27
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26.
| "The Devil's Hour Main Titles VI"
| 0:55
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Total length:
| 77:48
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Release
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The Devil's Hour
premiered on 28 October 2022 on
Amazon Prime Video
, and consists of six episodes.
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Reception
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On
Rotten Tomatoes
95% of 19 critic reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.1/10.
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On
Metacritic
it has a score of 71 based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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Lucy Mangan
of
The Guardian
awarded the first episode four stars out of five, praising Raine and Capaldi's performances.
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Amanda Whiting of
The Independent
gave the first two episodes four out of five stars, dubbing it "haunting".
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Jasper Rees of
The Daily Telegraph
gave it three stars, remarking that "There’s certainly pleasure to be had from the denouement, and from Raine’s protean turn as the figure trapped in a horror mystery. But some may find that gratification is too teasingly postponed."
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Martin Carr of the
Radio Times
also gave it three stars, stating, "
The Devil's Hour
fails to concisely pull all its puzzle pieces together and satisfy. There is a sense of kitchen sink in the construction, which may make audiences think twice before investing valuable time in this convoluted premise."
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References
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Goldbart, Max; Whittock, Jesse; Goodfellow, Melanie (22 November 2022).
"Fearne Cotton Behind Sky Kids Drama As Channel Goes Linear; Prime Video's 'The Devil's Hour' Renewed For Seasons Two & Three; Eagle Eye Animation; 'A Cosmology Of Monsters'; Lenny Abrahamson Joins DIFF Board ? Global Briefs"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on 22 November 2022
. Retrieved
22 November
2022
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White, Peter; Kanter, Jake (27 December 2019).
"The British Invasion: Ten Rising TV Scribes To Watch Out For In 2020"
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Deadline
.
Archived
from the original on 28 June 2021
. Retrieved
16 September
2021
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a
b
Squires, John (19 May 2022).
"
"The Devil's Hour" ? Amazon Prime Video Teaser Trailer Wakes Up to Terror at 3:33am"
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Bloody Disgusting
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Archived
from the original on 7 November 2022
. Retrieved
19 June
2022
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a
b
Kanter, Jake (2 March 2021).
"Amazon Sets Creepy Thriller Series 'The Devil's Hour' From 'Dracula' & 'Sherlock' Producer Hartswood"
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Deadline
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Archived
from the original on 24 June 2021
. Retrieved
16 September
2021
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a
b
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Kanter, Jake (22 June 2021).
"
'The Devil's Hour': Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi To Headline Amazon Thriller Series"
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Deadline
.
Archived
from the original on 22 June 2021
. Retrieved
16 September
2021
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a
b
"The Devil's Hour Title Sequence"
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Peter Anderson Studio
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Archived
from the original on 16 March 2023
. Retrieved
16 March
2023
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a
b
"Soundtrack Album for Amazon's 'The Devil's Hour' to Be Released"
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Film Music Reporter
. 27 October 2022.
Archived
from the original on 29 October 2022
. Retrieved
28 October
2022
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"
The Devil's Hour
: Season 1"
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Fandango Media
. Retrieved
5 November
2022
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"The Devil's Hour"
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Metacritic
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Archived
from the original on 6 November 2022
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6 November
2022
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Mangan, Lucy
(28 October 2022).
"The Devil's Hour review ? proof that Peter Capaldi is the world's most terrifying actor"
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The Guardian
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Archived
from the original on 18 February 2024
. Retrieved
5 November
2022
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Whiting, Amanda (28 October 2022).
"The Devil's Hour review: Sinister, evocative thriller introduces this Halloween's creepiest kid"
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The Independent
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Archived
from the original on 4 November 2022
. Retrieved
5 November
2022
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Rees, Jasper (28 October 2022).
"The Devil's Hour, review: Capaldi returns to time-travel in spooky update on the plain old police drama"
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The Telegraph
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Archived
from the original on 29 October 2022
. Retrieved
5 November
2022
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Carr, Martin (28 October 2022).
"The Devil's Hour review: A distinctly average supernatural thriller"
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Radio Times
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Archived
from the original on 4 November 2022
. Retrieved
5 November
2022
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