The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
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The Twilight Zone

7.8 / 10
1985
3 seasons
65 episodes
Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMystery

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.

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The Twilight Zone 1985 CBS Series Premiere Promo

Cast

Seasons

  • Shatterday / A Little Peace and Quiet

    1.Shatterday / A Little Peace and Quiet

    6.2
    27-09-198548m

    A man named Peter Jay Novins accidentally dials his home phone number, and it's answered by Peter Jay Novins. A harried housewife finds a medallion that gives her the power to fre...

  • Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon

    2.Wordplay / Dreams for Sale / Chameleon

    6.3
    04-10-198549m

    Salesman Bill Lowery wakes up one morning and discovers, to his horror, that people around him are slowly degenerating their talk into gibberish that he cannot understand. His abil...

  • Healer / Children's Zoo / Kentucky Rye

    3.Healer / Children's Zoo / Kentucky Rye

    6.9
    11-10-198549m

    Cat burglar Jackie Thompson breaks into a museum to steal ancient artifacts and takes a rare gem that has strange healing powers - he is shot but the gem heals him. Taking on the n...

  • Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers

    4.Little Boy Lost / Wish Bank / Nightcrawlers

    5.3
    18-10-198549m

    A photographer torn between taking a plum overseas assignment and getting married, meets a strangely familiar little boy. Janice finds a magic lamp at a garage sale. Restrictions...

  • If She Dies / Ye Gods

    5.If She Dies / Ye Gods

    4.8
    25-10-198549m

    A year after his wife died a man is involved in a car accident that leaves his young daughter in a coma. On his way home the man has a vision. Cupid arrives in the modern world. A...

  • Examination Day / A Message From Charity

    6.Examination Day / A Message From Charity

    7.2
    01-11-198549m

    In the far future, twelve-year-old Dickie must pass the government intelligence test. He is very nervous about the outcome of the test but eager to show how smart he is. At the end...

  • Teacher's Aide / Paladin of the Lost Hour

    7.Teacher's Aide / Paladin of the Lost Hour

    5.0
    08-11-198549m

    A teacher on a violent and gang infested high school has trouble controlling her students. The building is warded by some mysterious gargoyles, which give some special powers to th...

  • Act Break / The Burning Man / Dealer's Choice

    8.Act Break / The Burning Man / Dealer's Choice

    6.0
    15-11-198549m

    A landlord hounds a playwright named Maury for his rent. When the playwright's partner dies of a heart attack, he wishes he could become the greatest playwright ever. Maury is tran...

  • Dead Woman's Shoes / Wong's Lost and Found Emporium

    9.Dead Woman's Shoes / Wong's Lost and Found Emporium

    6.0
    22-11-198549m

    Shy Maddie finds a pair of shoes and after trying them on, is possessed by the vengeful spirit of a rich murdered woman. David Wong searches for something he lost. He seeks the Lo...

  • The Shadow Man / The Uncle Devil Show / Opening Day

    10.The Shadow Man / The Uncle Devil Show / Opening Day

    4.2
    29-11-198549m

    The smartest boy in school is a target for bullies. At home in bed after an attack, the boy meets the "Shadow Man" under his bed who offers him a solution. The "Shadow Man" is a se...

  • The Beacon / One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty

    11.The Beacon / One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty

    5.0
    06-12-198549m

    When Dr. Dennis Barrows's car breaks down, he goes to an unusual town where visitors are disliked and townspeople are terrified of lighthouse and where it might shine. The house wh...

  • Her Pilgrim Soul / I of Newton

    12.Her Pilgrim Soul / I of Newton

    5.3
    13-12-198549m

    Two scientists named Kevin and Daniel are experimenting with a holographic device. One day they are confronted with a fetus in their machine. Growing, it becomes a woman whose life...

  • Night of the Meek / But Can She Type? / The Star

    13.Night of the Meek / But Can She Type? / The Star

    6.0
    20-12-198549m

    A drunken storefront Santa is terminally depressed by the many children who go gift less and starving during Christmas. He is fired from his job at a department store when he shows...

  • Still Life / The Little People of Killany Woods / The Misfortune Cookie

    14.Still Life / The Little People of Killany Woods / The Misfortune Cookie

    5.0
    03-01-198649m

    Finding an old trunk, a couple realizes that it has a false bottom containing a 70-year-old film from the Amazon. An old Irishman has often been called a fool for his stories abou...

  • Monsters! / A Small Talent for War / A Matter of Minutes

    15.Monsters! / A Small Talent for War / A Matter of Minutes

    7.0
    24-01-198649m

    A young boy becomes fascinated with the new neighbor next door. The neighbor, Mr. Bendictson, warns him that he cannot stay long, as he is a vampire! The boy is still intrigued, bu...

  • The Elevator / To See the Invisible Man / Tooth and Consequences

    16.The Elevator / To See the Invisible Man / Tooth and Consequences

    6.5
    31-01-198649m

    Two twenty-something brothers go to their father's laboratory to steal his fathers' growth serum research and sell for their own profit. They find a web-like material, which taste...

  • Welcome to Winfield / Quarantine

    17.Welcome to Winfield / Quarantine

    5.7
    07-02-198649m

    The grim reaper arrives at a hospital to take possession of a dying man. The man's wife rescues him and takes him to the western town of Winfield where residents have been living f...

  • Gramma / Personal Demons / Cold Reading

    18.Gramma / Personal Demons / Cold Reading

    5.6
    14-02-198649m

    A young boy is left to care for his old, scary grandmother. He finally confronts his fears and steps up to her, finding that she has no pulse. Then Gramma reaches out and grabs him...

  • The Leprechaun-Artist / Dead Run

    19.The Leprechaun-Artist / Dead Run

    3.2
    21-02-198649m

    Vacationing in the United States, an Irish leprechaun is caught by three boys. To be freed, he must grant them three wishes. An out-of-work trucker takes on a bizarre job upon the...

  • Profile in Silver / Button, Button

    20.Profile in Silver / Button, Button

    6.7
    07-03-198649m

    A researcher from the future, a descendent of President John F. Kennedy goes back in time to witness his ancestor's death, and inadvertently changes history by saving the President...

  • Need to Know / Red Snow

    21.Need to Know / Red Snow

    6.0
    21-03-198649m

    On a little town people started going crazy. Edward Sayers is sent by the senator to investigate. He makes the usual tests but doesn't find anything. He traces it to one person wit...

  • Take My Life...Please! / Devil's Alphabet / The Library

    22.Take My Life...Please! / Devil's Alphabet / The Library

    6.0
    28-03-198649m

    A mainstream comedian is killed by the one from whom he stole his work from. When he comes to, he is in one strange stage show, but there is something extremely wrong... A college...

  • Shadow Play / Grace Note

    23.Shadow Play / Grace Note

    7.0
    04-04-198649m

    A condemned man, Adam Grant, insists that everything and everyone around him is a dream: one that he can't wake up from. He claims that every time he is executed, he fails to wake...

  • A Day in Beaumont / The Last Defender of Camelot

    24.A Day in Beaumont / The Last Defender of Camelot

    6.0
    11-04-198649m

    In the 1950s a flying saucer crashes on Earth. The crash is seen by a couple. They run into town, but no one believes them. "The Last Defender of Camelot" takes place in 1986 in L...

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