Fear Itself is a horror/suspense anthology television series shot in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with some additional shooting in the city of St. Albert and the town of Devon, Alberta. It began airing on June 5, 2008 on NBC.NBC Lights Up Summer With A Burst Of Original Program Premieres As Part Of 'NBC'S All-American Summer' The show airs Thursday nights at 10/9c. Its title is derived from the famous Franklin D. Roosevelt quote "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." The anthology was borne out of Masters of Horror and shares several of the same creative elements: self-contained horror/thriller stories directed by the biggest horror directors working in features today; both shows were created by Mick Garris and both shows are produced by Industry Entertainment's Andrew Deane, Adam Goldworm and Ben Browning. Stuart Gordon, Brad Anderson, John Landis and Rob Schmidt all directed at least one episode of each series. The song in the opening credits is entitled "Lie, Lie, Lie" by System Of A Down front man Serj Tankian, off of his solo album Elect the Dead.

Episodes

The first season is expected to include thirteen episodes.