The Outer Limits: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Like the classic 1960's series of the same name, each episode is an imaginative exploration of humanity's greatest hopes and darkest fears and include special guest appearances by Alyssa Milano, Ryan Reynolds, Rae Dawn Chong, Beau Bridges, Rebecca De Mornay and Robert Patrick. Winner of the Cable Ace Award for best Dramatic Series, this Emmy® nominated show deals with the consequences of such controversial and thought-provoking topics as genetic manipulation, alien visitation and life after death.

Series details

• Title: The Outer Limits
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Horror, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1995-03-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-01-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syfy
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 2289

Cast and credited roles

• Kevin Conway — The Control Voice
• Mark Hamill — Dr. Sam Stein
• Alyssa Milano — Hannah Valesic
• Nicole de Boer — Pri

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-03-26; final listed air date 1995-08-20; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-01-14; final listed air date 1996-08-04; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1997-01-19; final listed air date 1997-07-25; episode order: 18.
• Season 4: premiered 1998-01-23; final listed air date 1998-12-18; episode order: 26.
• Season 5: premiered 1999-01-22; final listed air date 1999-08-20; episode order: 22.
• Season 6: premiered 2000-01-21; final listed air date 2000-09-03; episode order: 22.
• Season 7: premiered 2001-03-16; final listed air date 2002-01-18; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Outer Limits 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.