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Jordan Peele To Executive Produce CBS 'The Twilight Zone' Reboot (engadget.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the back-from-the-dead dept.

A couple of weeks ago, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves revealed that the network was planning to reboot the classic fantasy science-fiction TV series "The Twilight Zone." Few details about the show were available at that time, but we have now learned that Jordan Peele, director of the mystery/thriller Get Out, will co-executive produce the show. Engadget reports: The show will be produced by CBS Television Studios, with Simon Kinberg, Marco Ramirez, Win Rosenfeld and Audrey Chon also executive producing. Peele, Kinberg and Ramirez will collaborate on the premiere episode. "Too many times this year it's felt we were living in a twilight zone, and I can't think of a better moment to reintroduce it to modern audiences," Peele said in a statement.

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  1. In The Zone by mentil · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I always preferred The Outer Limits. Now with Dark Mirror, is Twilight Zone really relevant? It won't be the same without Rod Serling, anyway.

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    Corruption is convincing someone that the selfless ideal is the same as their selfish ideal.
    1. Re:In The Zone by russbutton · · Score: 4, Insightful
      Back in the mid-1980's, there was a Twilight Zone reboot that was actually quite good. Better than the original to my mind. It lasted two years, as is typical for intelligent shows. There was another edition in the early 2000's that was cheap horror and lasted only a couple of years because it was just lame.

      I suggest that you just wait for the new one to come out, give it 3 weeks to see how it plays out. Could be good. Could be lame. Won't know until you know.

  2. What? by Jiro · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Twilight Zone is an episodic series with no continuing storyline. How in the world is it possible to "reboot" that?