The Twilight Zone (TV series)

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American television series

The Twilight Zone is a landmark American anthology television series created by Rod Serling, known for its twist-ending stories that blend science fiction, horror, and social commentary.

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The Twilight Zone 85
The Twilight Zone (original series) 15
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) 11

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American television series ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation NERFINISHED ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingLocation Los Angeles ⓘ
firstAiredOn CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre anthology ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
horror ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasOpeningNarration You unlock this door with the key of imagination... ⓘ
hasSpinOff Twilight Zone: The Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme Cold War anxiety ⓘ
alien encounters ⓘ
alternate realities ⓘ
conformity and individuality ⓘ
fear of technology ⓘ
morality tales ⓘ
paranoia ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
the supernatural ⓘ
time travel ⓘ
twist endings ⓘ
influenced Black Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Outer Limits (1995 series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The X-Files NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrator Rod Serling NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEpisode Eye of the Beholder NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
Time Enough at Last NERFINISHED ⓘ
To Serve Man NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor moral and social allegories ⓘ
twist endings ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 156 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons 5 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originallyBroadcastAs half-hour series ⓘ
originalNetwork CBS ⓘ
originalRunEndDate 1964-06-19 ⓘ
originalRunStartDate 1959-10-02 ⓘ
pictureFormat black-and-white 4:3 ⓘ
productionCompany CBS Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ
setIn various fictional locations ⓘ
timePeriod late 1950s and early 1960s American television ⓘ
typicalEpisodeLengthMinutes 25 ⓘ

Referenced by (142)

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Ivan Dixon → actedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Albert Paulsen → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
Jack Klugman → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
James Best → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Jim Hutton → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Joe Mantell → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Joe Maross → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
Norma Crane → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
Patricia Breslin → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
Phyllis Thaxter → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Richard Kiel → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Twilight Zone (TV series)
Robert Middleton → appearedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Bud Cort → appearedInTVSeries → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Paul Fix → appearedInTVSeries → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Don Gordon → appearedInTelevisionSeries → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Phyllis Love → appearedInTelevisionSeries → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) → basedOn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
The Twilight Zone: The Movie → basedOn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
The Midnight Sun → basedOnFranchise → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
The Bard → characterIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Rod Serling → creatorOf → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Boris Sagal → directed → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone (1960s TV series)
James B. Clark → directed → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
Iverson Movie Ranch → featuredIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
Nick of Time → featuredInFranchise → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone (original series)
The Obsolete Man → followedByEpisode → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone season 3 premiere Two
A Kind of Stopwatch → franchise → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone (original series)
Five Characters in Search of an Exit → franchise → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone franchise
Living Doll → franchise → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
The Howling Man → franchise → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
The Midnight Sun → franchise → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone franchise
The Obsolete Man → franchise → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone (original series)
The Shelter → franchise → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone (original series)
Jaime Pressly → hasActedIn → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Rod Serling → hostOf → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
The After Hours → isBlackAndWhiteEpisodeOf → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
The Invaders → isBlackAndWhiteEpisodeOf → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
The After Hours → isConsideredClassicEpisodeOf → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
The Masks → isConsideredClassicEpisodeOf → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
The Masks → isInFranchise → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone franchise
Pat Crowley → notableAppearance → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
Boris Sagal → notableWork → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Cliff Robertson → notableWork → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
Cyril Delevanti → notableWork → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Cäcilie Lvovsky → notableWork → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
Don Gordon → notableWork → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Eileen Ryan → notableWork → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Twilight Zone (TV series)
Ernest Truex → notableWork → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Estelle Winwood → notableWork → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone
Hans Conried → notableWork → The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twilight Zone