The Zanti Misfits
E521972
"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
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| 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
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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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subject surface form:
The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)