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The Twilight Zone
What dimension are you even in?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jordan Peele
Self - Host
20 eps
Kumail Nanjiani
Samir Wassan
1 eps
Adam Scott
Justin Sanderson
1 eps
Sanaa Lathan
Nina Harrison
1 eps
Damson Idris
Dorian Harrison
1 eps
Tracy Morgan
J.C. Wheeler
1 eps
Amara Karan
Rena
1 eps
Diarra Kilpatrick
DiDi Scott
1 eps
Toby Hargrave
Joe Donner
1 eps
Byron Bertram
Murray
1 eps
Marc Joseph
Deven
1 eps
Chris Diamantopoulos
The 'Pilot'
1 eps
Dan Carlin
Rodman Edwards (voice)
1 eps
Katie Findlay
Air Hostess
1 eps
Nicholas Lea
Captain Donner
1 eps
China Shavers
Air Marshal
1 eps
J. Cameron Barnett
Flight Attendant Nick
1 eps
Nabil Ayoub
Fawwaz Khalidi
1 eps
Hana Kinani
Sadeen Khalidi
1 eps
Greg Zach
Suspicious Punk
1 eps
Vladimir Ruzich
Tsezar
1 eps
Alexander Mandra
Igor Orlov
1 eps
Demelza Randall
Mandy
1 eps
Glenn Fleshler
Officer Lasky
1 eps
Steve Harris
Uncle Neil
1 eps
Candus Churchill
Mabel
1 eps
Henry Mah
Medical Examiner
1 eps
Steven Yeun
The Traveler
1 eps
Greg Kinnear
Captain Lane Pendleton
1 eps
Marika Sila
Sergeant Yuka Mongoyak
1 eps
Patrick Gallagher
Jack Mongoyak
1 eps
Jill Teed
Dotty Matheson
1 eps
Eric Keenleyside
Mayor Matheson
1 eps
Trevor Lerner
Trooper Samuels
1 eps
Taissa Farmiga
Annie
1 eps
Ike Barinholtz
Mike
1 eps
Luke Kirby
Dylan
1 eps
Rhea Seehorn
Martha
1 eps
John Cho
Raff Hanks
1 eps
Jacob Tremblay
Oliver Foley
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Twilight Zone actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Twilight Zone reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and World Building.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E03
The Who of You
Struggling actor Harry risks everything to catch his big break, but an impulsive scheme takes a few turns no one saw coming.
- Written by Win Rosenfeld
S02E01
Meet in the Middle
Lonely bachelor Phil finds meaningful human connection when he discovers a telepathic link to a stranger named Annie. Their connection quickly sparks a romance, but not everything is as it seems in this seemingly idyllic fantasy.
- Directed by Mathias Herndl
- Written by Sara Amini, Emily C. Chang
S02E05
Among the Untrodden
Transfer student Irene's unusual interests make her an easy target at her new all-girls boarding school until she discovers that popular classmate Madison possesses a unique talent.
- Directed by Tayarisha Poe
S01E02
Nightmare at 30,000 Feet
A journalist listens to a podcast detailing how the plane on which he's a passenger will disappear.
- Directed by Greg Yaitanes
S02E09
Try, Try
When the quick-witted Claudia has a chance run-in with Mark at a museum, he dazzles her with his seemingly miraculous abilities. But after the true source of his charisma is revealed, the encounter takes a dark turn.
S01E09
The Blue Scorpion
Following the death of his dad, an anthropology professor finds the re-emergence of a gun called the Blue Scorpion which is about to become his most personal research project.
- Directed by Craig William Macneill
- Written by Glen Morgan
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E04
Ovation
S02E01
Meet in the Middle
- Directed by Mathias Herndl
- Written by Sara Amini, Emily C. Chang
S02E06
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Rod Serling
Creator
Simon Kinberg
Showrunner
Jordan Peele
Creator
Marco Ramirez
Creator
Audrey Chon
Executive producer
Win Rosenfeld
Executive producer
Sara Amini
Writer
Alex Rubens
Writer
Osgood Perkins
Writer
Emily C. Chang
Writer
John Griffin
Writer
Heather Anne Campbell
Writer
Tananarive Due
Writer
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Selwyn Seyfu Hinds
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Steven Barnes
Writer
Andrew Guest
Writer
Glen Morgan
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Audrey ChonExecutive Producer
- Simon KinbergExecutive Producer
- Jordan PeeleExecutive Producer
- Alex KimProducer
- Win RosenfeldExecutive Producer
Writing
- Sara AminiWriter
- Alex RubensWriter
- Osgood PerkinsWriter
- Jordan PeeleWriter
- Emily C. ChangWriter
- John GriffinWriter
Direction
- Jakob VerbruggenDirector
- Ana Lily AmirpourDirector
- Mathias HerndlDirector
- Osgood PerkinsDirector
- J.D. DillardDirector
- Christina ChoeDirector
Cinematography
- Craig WrobleskiDirector of Photography
- Mathias HerndlDirector of Photography
Music
- Marco BeltramiOriginal Music Composer
- Brandon RobertsOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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