The Twilight Zone

:Note, this page is about the television series and its two revivals. For other uses of The Twilight Zone see The Twilight Zone (disambiguation)

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The Twilight Zone is the name of a television series created (and often written by) its narrator and host Rod Serling. Each episode was an individual fantasy or science fiction story, often concluding with an eerie or unexpected twist. A popular success, it introduced many Americans to serious science fiction ideas while still managing to attract overwhelmingly positive critical attention. The success of this original series led to the creation of two revival series, a feature film, a radio series, and various other spin-offs that would span five decades.

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Television series - Rod Serling - Science fiction - Unexpected twist

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Writers for The Twilight Zone included leading genre authorities such as Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, Jerry Sohl, George Clayton Johnson, Earl Hamner Jr., Reginald Rose, and Ray Bradbury. Many episodes featured adaptations of classic stories by such writers as Ambrose Bierce, Lewis Padgett, Jerome Bixby, and Damon Knight. Episodes featured some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities, including Charles Bronson, Carol Burnett, Robert Duvall, a very young Ronnie Howard, Buster Keaton, Jack Klugman, Lee Marvin, Burgess Meredith, Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, Suzy Parker, Robert Redford, Don Rickles, Mickey Rooney, William Shatner, and Dick York. Rod Serling himself provided narration as well as on-camera introductions to many episodes.

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Charles Beaumont - Richard Matheson - Jerry Sohl - George Clayton Johnson - Earl Hamner Jr. - Reginald Rose - Ray Bradbury - Ambrose Bierce - Lewis Padgett - Jerome Bixby - Damon Knight - Charles Bronson - Carol Burnett - Robert Duvall - Ronnie Howard - Buster Keaton - Jack Klugman - Lee Marvin - Burgess Meredith - Elizabeth Montgomery - Agnes Moorehead - Suzy Parker - Robert Redford - Don Rickles - Mickey Rooney - William Shatner - Dick York

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