The Twilight Zone: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A groundbreaking series by Rod Serling, this half-hour anthology featured tales of the strange, the macabre, and the unusual. Some were science fiction, some were supernatural, and some defied easy categorization.This five-season series is best known for its twist endings. Many of the stories were written by Serling himself, others were crafted by Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Earl Hammer Jr. and Ray Bradbury.

Series details

• Title: The Twilight Zone
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Science-Fiction, Mystery, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 1959-10-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1964-06-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 33 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 787

Cast and credited roles

• Rod Serling — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1959-10-02; final listed air date 1960-07-01; episode order: 36.
• Season 2: premiered 1960-09-30; final listed air date 1961-06-02; episode order: 29.
• Season 3: premiered 1961-09-15; final listed air date 1962-06-01; episode order: 37.
• Season 4: premiered 1963-01-03; final listed air date 1963-05-23; episode order: 18.
• Season 5: premiered 1963-09-27; final listed air date 1964-06-19; episode order: 36.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Twilight Zone 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.