The Devil's Hour

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The Devil's Hour
The Devils Hour poster.jpg
Genre
Created by Tom Moran
Written byTom Moran
Starring
Music by The Newton Brothers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producers
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Stuart Biddlecombe
  • Bjørn Ståle Bratberg
Editors
  • Joe Randall-Cutler
  • Mark Trend
Running time57–70 minutes
Production companies Hartswood Films
Amazon Studios
Original release
Network Amazon Prime Video
Release28 October 2022 (2022-10-28) –
present

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 first series consists of six episodes, and premiered on 28 October 2022 on Amazon Prime Video. The series was renewed for a second and third series, and the second series premiered on 18 October 2024.

Contents

Plot

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 Her eight-year-old son is withdrawn and emotionless.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

Episodes

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
1 628 October 2022 (2022-10-28)
2 518 October 2024 (2024-10-18)

Series 1 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"3.33"Johnny Allan Tom Moran 28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)
22"The Velveteen Rabbit"Johnny AllanTom Moran28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)
33"Tchaikovsky"Johnny AllanTom Moran28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)
44"After the Storm"Isabelle SiebTom Moran28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)
55"The Half of Ourselves We Have Lost"Isabelle SiebTom Moran28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)
66"Amor Fati"Johnny AllanTom Moran28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)

Series 2 (2024)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
71"DI Chambers"Johnny Allan Tom Moran 18 October 2024 (2024-10-18)
82"Red Lines"Johnny AllanTom Moran18 October 2024 (2024-10-18)
93"Something Beginning With D"Shaun James GrantTom Moran18 October 2024 (2024-10-18)
104"Far Away"Shaun James GrantTom Moran18 October 2024 (2024-10-18)
115"Birth of a Tragedy"Johnny AllanTom Moran18 October 2024 (2024-10-18)

Production

Development

In December 2019, it was announced Tom Moran was developing The Devil's Hour for Amazon. [1] In June 2021, it was announced Amazon had greenlit the series. The series is written and created by Moran, who also serves as an executive producer [2] along with Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue. The series is produced by Hartswood Films. [3] Johnny Allan and Isabelle Sieb were set to direct episodes of the series. [4] [3]

Casting

In mid-June 2021, Jessica Raine and Peter Capaldi were cast as the leads. [4] 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. [4]

Title sequence

The title sequence is a stylised interpretation of a "vortex", [5] featuring kaleidoscopic effects and bright colour overlays. It was made in London by Peter Anderson Studio. [5]

Music

The series' score is composed by the Newton Brothers, and the soundtrack album was released on 28 October, the same day as the series release. [6]

The Devil's Hour: Season 1 (Amazon Original Series Soundtrack) [6]
No.TitleLength
1."The Devil's Hour Main Titles I"1:35
2."3:33"3:11
3."Sleepwalking"4:11
4."Pink Sunflowers"1:31
5."Meredith Warren"3:17
6."Dreams"1:38
7."The Lodge"3:08
8."There Is No Beginning, No End – I"3:50
9."Concentric Circles"4:40
10."Putting Together the Pieces"1:19
11."Dear Lucy"3:23
12."There Is No Beginning, No End – II"2:15
13."I Need It to Be Over – Reprise"3:25
14."I Need It to Be Over – The Darkness"3:13
15."I Need It to Be Over – The Light"4:07
16."Speed Kings"1:13
17."Malcolm"3:07
18."Halstead's Paradise"2:59
19."I Need to Know"1:11
20."The Red Box (Whiskey Concussion)"3:08
21."And Again and Again"3:32
22."Emotional Anomaly"3:01
23."Scents of Balance"3:51
24."There Is No Beginning, No End – III"3:41
25."There Is No Beginning, No End – IV"6:27
26."The Devil's Hour Main Titles VI"0:55
Total length:77:48

Release

The Devil's Hour premiered on 28 October 2022 on Amazon Prime Video and consists of six episodes. [2]

In November 2022, the programme was renewed for a second and third series. [7] The second series consists of five episodes and premiered on Prime Video on 18 October 2024. [8]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes 95% of 19 critic reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.1/10. [9] On Metacritic it has a score of 71 based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [10]

Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode four stars out of five, praising Raine and Capaldi's performances. [11] Amanda Whiting of The Independent gave the first two episodes four out of five stars, dubbing it "haunting". [12] Jasper Rees of The Daily Telegraph gave it three stars out of five, 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." [13]

Martin Carr of the Radio Times also gave it three stars out of five, 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." [14]

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