The Zanti Misfits

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"The Zanti Misfits" is a famous episode of the 1963 science fiction anthology series The Outer Limits, known for its unsettling depiction of insect-like alien criminals exiled to Earth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf television episode
basedOn original teleplay
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creatorOfSeries Leslie Stevens NERFINISHED
depicts military confrontation with aliens
featuresAntagonistType alien criminals
featuresCreatureType insect-like aliens
firstBroadcastDecade 1960s
genre anthology television
horror
science fiction
hasAudience television viewers
hasDistributionFormat broadcast television
hasFandom cult following
hasFormat standalone anthology episode
hasMainTheme alien criminals exiled to Earth
medium black-and-white television
notableFor unsettling depiction of insect-like alien criminals
notableInFranchise one of the most famous episodes of The Outer Limits
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ABC
partOf 1963 television season
partOfSeries The Outer Limits NERFINISHED
portraysTheme fear of the unknown
human response to alien contact
punishment and exile
producer Joseph Stefano NERFINISHED
productionCompany Daystar Productions NERFINISHED
seriesNumber 1
setting Earth NERFINISHED

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The Outer Limits (TV series) notableEpisode The Zanti Misfits
subject surface form: The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)