Science Fiction Theatre: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Scientific speculation from the 1950s told in a science fiction format. That was the basis for this anthology of futuristic stories, hosted and narrated by Truman Bradley. The series speculated on such things as visitors from other planets, UFO incidents, space fight, espionage technology, and miracle drugs that could cure all ills. Stories of crackpots, who turn out to be visionaries, and eyewitnesses to the fantastic, fighting to be believed. The show also utilized experts as consultants to help keep the show within the known realm of the scientific possibilities speculated at the time.

Series details

• Title: Science Fiction Theatre
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1955-04-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1957-04-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syndication
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31783
• IMDb ID: tt0047767
• TVDB ID: 77375

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1955-04-09; final listed air date 1956-01-28; episode order: 39.
• Season 2: premiered 1956-04-07; final listed air date 1957-04-06; episode order: 39.

Source and licence

Adapted from Science Fiction Theatre on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.