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''The Twilight Zone'' is an American anthology television series developed by Simon Kinberg, Jordan Peele, and Marco Ramirez, based on the original 1959 television series created by Rod Serling. Peele serves as narrator, in addition to executive producing through Monkeypaw Productions. The weekly series premiered on April 1, 2019, on CBS All Access, and was renewed for a second season halfway through its first set of 10 episodes. The second season was released in its entirety on June 25, 2020. In February 2021, the producers announced the series would not return for additional seasons. Production Background As in the original series, each episode in this incarnation of ''The Twilight Zone'' deals with a different topic, addressing such subjects as supernatural occurrences, racism, social issues, misinformation in the press, alien invasions, and immigration, with an unusual and an unexpected twist in each program. Notable episodes include Sanaa Lathan as a woman who discove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology Series
An anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a different cast in each episode, but several series in the past, such as '' Four Star Playhouse'', employed a permanent troupe of character actors who would appear in a different drama each week. Some anthology series, such as '' Studio One'', began on radio and then expanded to television. Etymology The word comes from Ancient Greek (, "flower-gathering"), from (, "I gather flowers"), from (, "flower") + (, "I gather, pick up, collect"), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60BCE, originally as ( (, "garland")) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Greek Anthology. were collections of small Greek poems and epigrams, because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over , and the fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 47.8 percent are native speakers of nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Larroquette
John Bernard Larroquette (; born November 25, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in the NBC military drama series '' Baa Baa Black Sheep'' (1976–1978), the NBC sitcom ''Night Court'' (1984–1992; 2023–2025) for which he received four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards wins for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series during the earlier incarnation, the NBC sitcom '' The John Larroquette Show'' (1993–1996), the David E. Kelley legal drama series ''The Practice'' (1997–2002), the ABC legal comedy-drama series ''Boston Legal'' (2004–2008), and the TNT series '' The Librarians'' (2014–2018). In 2011, he made his Broadway debut in the musical revival of Frank Loesser's '' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' alongside Daniel Radcliffe. He played J. B. Bigley in a role for which he received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damon Wayans Jr
Damon may refer to: Places in the United States * Damon, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Damon, Missouri, a ghost town * Damon, Texas, a census-designated place * Damon, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Lake Damon, Florida * Damon Marsh, Oakland, California * Potsdam Municipal Airport, Potsdam, New York, also known as Damon Field People and fictional characters * Damon (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Damon (surname) Other uses * ''Damon'' (TV series), a sitcom starring Damon Wayans * Damon Records Damon Records was a United States record label. Original Victor "Vic" L. Damon started a recording business, Damon Transcription Laboratory in 1933 in Kansas City (Midland Building at 1221 Baltimore). He later moved the studio to 117 W. 14th St ..., a record label * ''Damon'' (arachnid), a genus of whip spiders * Damon Prison, an Israeli prison near Haifa See also * Damon House (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morena Baccarin
Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (; born June 2, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Adria in season 10 of the TV series ''Stargate SG-1'', Inara Serra in the sci-fi television series ''Firefly (TV series), Firefly'' (2002–2003) and its follow-up film ''Serenity (2005 film), Serenity'' (2005), Copycat (Marvel Comics), Vanessa in the superhero comedy films ''Deadpool (film), Deadpool'' (2016), ''Deadpool 2'' (2018) and ''Deadpool & Wolverine'' (2024), Jessica Brody (character), Jessica Brody in the thriller series ''Homeland (TV series), Homeland'' (2011–2013), and Leslie Thompkins in the superhero series ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' (2015–2019). For ''Homeland'', Baccarin was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013. Born in Brazil, she immigrated to the United States as a child. Early life and education Baccarin was born on June 2, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of Vera Sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris O'Dowd
Christopher O'Dowd (born 9 October 1979) is an Irish actor and comedian. He received wide attention as Roy Trenneman, one of the lead characters in the Channel 4 comedy ''The IT Crowd'', which ran for four seasons from 2006 to 2010. He has starred in films including ''Gulliver's Travels'' (2010), '' Bridesmaids'', '' Friends with Kids'' (both 2011), '' Cuban Fury'' (2014), '' Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' (2016) and ''The Cloverfield Paradox'' (2018). He created and starred in the Sky 1 television series '' Moone Boy'', which aired from 2012 to 2015 and brought him Irish Film and Television Award nominations for acting, writing and directing. Since 2017, he has appeared as Miles Daly in the Epix comedy series ''Get Shorty''. He had a recurring role on the comedy-drama series '' Girls''. His performance in the British comedy TV series ''State of the Union'' won him a Primetime Emmy Award. He made his Broadway debut in the play adaptation of ''Of Mice and Men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanaa Lathan
Sanaa McCoy Lathan (; born September 19, 1971) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actress Eleanor McCoy and film director Stan Lathan. Her career began after she appeared in the shows ''In the House'', '' Family Matters'', ''NYPD Blue'', and ''Moesha''. Lathan later garnered further prominence after starring in the 1998 superhero film ''Blade'', which followed with film roles in '' The Best Man'' (1999), '' Love & Basketball'' (2000), '' Disappearing Acts'' (2000), and ''Brown Sugar'' (2002). In 2004, Lathan's performance in the Broadway revival of ''A Raisin in the Sun'', earned her a nomination at the Tony Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Following this, she played the role of Alexa "Lex" Woods in the film '' Alien vs. Predator''. In 2008, she landed a leading role in film '' The Family That Preys'' by Tyler Perry. Lathan returned to theatre work in 2010, starring in the all-black performance of ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' at the Novello Theatre in Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Twilight Zone (2002 TV Series)
''The Twilight Zone'' is a science fiction horror anthology television series, presented by Forest Whitaker. It is the second of three revivals of Rod Serling's original 1959–64 television series. It aired for one season on the UPN network, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host. It was a co-production between Spirit Dance Entertainment, Trilogy Entertainment Group, Joshmax Productions Services, and New Line Television. It premiered on September 18, 2002, and aired its final episode on May 21, 2003. Series history Broadcast in an hour format with two half-hour stories, it was canceled after one season. Reruns continue to air in syndication and have aired on MyNetworkTV since summer 2008 and stream on Tubi as of fall 2023. The series tended to address contemporary issues head-on; e.g. terrorism, racism, gender roles, sexuality, and stalking. Noteworthy episodes featured Jason Alexander as Death wanting to retire from harvesting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Twilight Zone (1985 TV Series)
''The Twilight Zone'' is an American anthology series, anthology television series which aired from September 27, 1985, to April 15, 1989. It is the first of three Revival (television), revivals of Rod Serling's acclaimed The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), 1959–64 television series, and like the original it featured a variety of speculative fiction, commonly containing characters from a seemingly normal world stumbling into paranormal circumstances. Unlike the original, however, most episodes contained multiple self-contained stories instead of just one. The voice-over narrations were still present, but were not a regular feature as they were in the original series; some episodes had only an opening narration, some had only a closing narration, and some had no narration at all. The multi-segment format liberated the series from the usual time constraints of episodic television, allowing stories ranging in length from 8-minutes to 40-minute mini-movies. The series ran for two se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV Series)
''The Twilight Zone'' (marketed as ''Twilight Zone'' for its final two seasons) is an American fantasy science fiction horror anthology series, anthology television series created and presented by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from October 2, 1959, to June 19, 1964. Each episode presents a standalone story in which characters find themselves dealing with often disturbing or unusual events, an experience described as entering "the Twilight Zone", often with a Plot twist, surprise ending and a moral. Although often considered predominantly Science fiction on television, science-fiction, the show's paranormal and Franz Kafka#"Kafkaesque", Kafkaesque events leaned the show much closer to fantasy and Horror fiction, horror (there are about twice as many fantasy episodes as science fiction). The phrase "twilight zone" has entered the vernacular, used to describe surreal experiences. The series featured both established stars and younger actors who would become much bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS All Access
Paramount+ (formerly known as CBS All Access in the United States and 10 All Access in Australia) is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, the Smithsonian Channel, Showtime, and Paramount Pictures. It also shows original series and films, live streaming sports coverage, and in the United States, live streaming of local CBS television stations. The service was launched by CBS Corporation in the United States in 2014, as CBS All Access, initially focusing on the live streaming of CBS programming from its local affiliates, as well as on-demand access to CBS programs and library content. The service began to expand into original programming in 2016, beginning with spin-offs of CBS programs such as '' Big Brother'', '' The Good Fight'', and the new ''Star Trek'' television series '' Star Trek: Discovery''. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genre Films
Genre Films, usually credited as Kinberg Genre, is a production company founded by screenwriter-producer-director Simon Kinberg. History Genre Films in April 2010 signed a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox, which gave Fox "direct access" to ideas by Kinberg. Aditya Sood became president of production, and Josh Feldman became director of development. In December 2013, Genre Films renewed its deal with Fox for three additional years. In 2016, the studio made its first leap onto television when American Broadcasting Company, ABC picked up ''Designated Survivor (TV series), Designated Survivor'' to series. In July 2019, it was announced that Kinberg and his Genre Films would be leaving Fox after 20 years. Filmography Film 2010s 2020s Upcoming Television 2010s 2020s References Film production companies of the United States Television production companies of the United States Mass media companies established in 2010 Long stubs with short pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
