The Twilight Zone 

A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.

Creator:

Rod Serling

Stars:

Robin Ward, Charles Aidman, Richard Mulligan

2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Robin Ward	...	Narrator 30 episodes, 1988-1989
Charles Aidman	...	Narrator / ... 30 episodes, 1985-1987

Storyline

An updated version of the famous 1959 television series created by Rod Serling. Each week presents one to three tales about some unusual situation that turns out to be even more unusual than initially suspected. Whether the tone of the story is horror, suspense, or humor, there is always a surprise twist at the end.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | supernatural power | psychotronic series | surrealism | anthology | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The ghost-like image of Rod Serling flashes across the screen during the opening credits. He is the only host, if a previous one, of The Twilight Zone to be seen, since this is the only series where no narrator showed himself on-screen at any point.

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Alternate Versions

Original network episodes ran one hour, with two or three stories per instalment. These episodes were reedited into half hour episodes for syndication along with newly produced half-hour episodes, with each half hour consisting of a single story from the original one-hour version.

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Connections

Remade as The Twilight Zone (2019)

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Soundtracks

(Opening theme music)
Performed by Grateful Dead & Merl Saunders
(Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzman, Phil Lesh, Brent Mydland & Bob Weir)

User Reviews

An outstanding series

Here's hoping that the 1985 and 1986 versions of The Twilight Zone will one day be released on DVD as it was an outstanding series with well written episodes. The beginning titles have a half-second animation of Rod Serling in them as a salute to the originator of the series. The episode "Nightcrawlers" was directed by William Freidkin and is brilliant. One episode called "Shatterday" features the TV debut of Bruce Willis. There is also a small budget third season which was made after cancellation to make up the numbers for syndication,but it's budget was small and apart from one good episode,where a man is possessed by what looks like Christ,it is a poor third season. But the first two seasons are brilliant.

Details

Country:

UK Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Twilight Zone

Filming Locations:

4th Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantis Films, CBS, London Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min (35 episodes) (Season 1-2) 22 min (seasons 2-3)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3