The Twilight Zone
Series, 2019, Written or produced, Set in Peele hosts the revival
The Twilight Zone is #3 of 7 in release order and #4 of 7 in chronological order in the Jordan Peele.
The story
Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The Twilight Zone.
The Twilight Zone recap
The Twilight Zone (2019) revives Rod Serling's anthology series, with Jordan Peele as narrator introducing a new standalone tale each episode. Developed by Simon Kinberg, Peele and Marco Ramirez, it ran on CBS All Access for two seasons and 20 episodes between April 2019 and June 2020. Season 1 aired weekly from April 1, 2019, opening with two episodes: "The Comedian", in which a stand-up (Kumail Nanjiani) finds that anyone he jokes about disappears, and "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet", a reworking of the original's airplane episode with Adam Scott as a journalist who finds a podcast about his own flight's disappearance. Other first-season stories include "Replay", where a mother (Sanaa Lathan) uses a camcorder that rewinds time to escape a hostile state trooper, and "A Traveler", with Steven Yeun as a stranger at an Alaskan police station. Season 2 dropped all ten episodes at once on June 25, 2020. Peele narrates and executive produces through Monkeypaw but did not direct. It sits on the Written or produced rail between Us and Candyman.
The Twilight Zone ending explained
The Twilight Zone ends with season 2's "You Might Also Like", a satire in which a suburban homemaker (Gretchen Mol) is abducted by aliens promising a coveted product called the Egg, drawing on the original series. Season 1 closed with "Blurryman", in which a writer (Zazie Beetz) on the show is stalked by a figure in the background of every shot, and Peele appears as himself. Each episode stands alone, so there is no ongoing story to resolve. In February 2021 the producers announced the series would not return, ending it after two seasons.
Where to watch The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.1/10
Where it fits
Cast
- Jordan Peele as Self - Host
- Kumail Nanjiani as Samir Wassan
- Adam Scott as Justin Sanderson
- Sanaa Lathan as Nina Harrison
- Damson Idris as Dorian Harrison
- Tracy Morgan as J.C. Wheeler
- Amara Karan as Rena
- Diarra Kilpatrick as DiDi Scott
- Toby Hargrave as Joe Donner
- Byron Bertram as Murray
- Marc Joseph as Deven
- Chris Diamantopoulos as The 'Pilot'
Created by Simon Kinberg, Jordan Peele, Rod Serling, Marco Ramirez.