The new Twilight Zone will begin production this fall for a 2019 premiere on CBS All Access.Ĭopyright © 2018, ABC Radio. In Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone reboot, there are plenty of references to classic episodes, but this revival never entombs itself in nostalgia or fan service.
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There was also a 1983 Twilight Zone movie produced by Steven Spielberg, as well as two other short-lived TV reboots, the most recent in 2002, hosted by another Oscar winner, Forest Whitaker. Jordan Peeles The Twilight Zone Reboot Is Timeless, Modern, and Political It looks at paranoia, class disparity, xenophobia, and racism from the perspective of.
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The award-winning anthology series used science-fiction, fantasy and horror stories to explore social issues of the day. The original Twilight Zone aired on CBS from 1959 to 1964. “I’m honored to carry on his legacy to a new generation of audiences as the gatekeeper of The Twilight Zone.” “Rod Serling was an uncompromising visionary who not only shed light on social issues of his time, but prophesied issues of ours,” said Peele, who also serves as the reboot’s executive producer.
The teaser features the Oscar-winning Get Out writer and director echoing the introductory monologue spoken by the late series creator and host, Rod Serling. No stranger to television, Peele says he was. The Hollywood Reporter first reported news of the cancellation.ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) - What more proof do we need? CBS has confirmed Jordan Peele will officially serve as host of their forthcoming Twilight Zone reboot, by releasing a teaser-trailer featuring Peele narrating the series’ classic opening. It has been a while since news broke that CBS would definitely be bringing The Twilight Zone back via a reboot executive produced by Jordan Peele. They upheld the classic series’ legacy of socially conscious storytelling and pushed today’s viewers to explore all new dimensions. The reboot was an updated version of the classic anthology. Julie McNamara, executive VP and head of programming for Paramount Plus, said in a statement: Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg and the entire production team truly reimagined The Twilight Zone for the modern age. The series was produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Kinberg’s Genre Films, featuring Peele and Kinberg as executive producers along with Win Rosenfeld, Audrey Chon, Glen Morgan, Carol Serling and Rick Berg. The Twilight Zone is a web television series developed by Simon Kinberg, Jordan Peele (who also narrates) and Marco Ramirez, based on the original series. The Twilight Zone was hosted, narrated and executive produced by Peele, who was able to give a fresh spin to the original 1959 show. Some critics thought the episodes were contrived but others said they offered thoughtful social commentary. Critics lauded comedian-turned-director Jordan Peele as a great host and showrunner. 'The Twilight Zone' reboot currently boasts a 79 on Rotten Tomatoes. “They upheld the classic series’ legacy of socially conscious storytelling and pushed today’s viewers to explore all new dimensions of thought-provoking and topical themes that we hope will resonate with audiences for years to come.”īoth existing seasons of Peele’s “Twilight Zone” will be available to watch on Paramount Plus. CBS enlisted Jordan Peele as a guide for the reboot.
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“Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg and the entire production team truly reimagined ‘The Twilight Zone’ for the modern age,” said Julie McNamara, Paramount Plus programming chief. It takes a voice like Peele’s, one acutely aware of what that metaphorical dimension would look like in today’s era and how it would, for instance, exact justice on the morally bankrupt. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Peeles aptly named Monkeypaw. Rebooting The Twilight Zone doesn’t only mean relating to and understanding its original thesis. A dimension where HOLY SHIT, JORDAN PEELE IS REBOOTING THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
Wednesday marked a splashy, 3.5-hour presentation of the newly named streamer, offering teasers of reboots of everything from “Frasier” to “Rugrats.” A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. The series premiered April 1 in 2019 and has a creepy trailer and an impressive cast of familiar faces attached to star in episodes.
While the first episode of the reboot drove up CBS All Access’ level of unique viewers to an all-time high, per the streamer, it will not come back when CBS All Access is rebranded as Paramount Plus on March 4. Oscar-winning Get Out director Jordan Peele developed and hosts a reboot of The Twilight Zone anthology series for streaming service CBS All Access.