'The Twilight Zone' Gets the Revival Treatment From CBS With Jordan Peele
"The Twilight Zone" is making a huge comeback.
A remake of the iconic sci-fi anthology is in the works at CBS All Access, according to reports. The announcement was made by CBS boss Leslie Moonves during the company's earnings call on Thursday. It was delivered as part of a discussion about plans for CBS All Access. Further details on "The Twilight Zone's" creative team or when it would premiere were not revealed.
Sources claim the upcoming project hails from Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw banner, alongside Marco Ramirez ("Sons of Anarchy," Netflix's "Daredevil" and "The Defenders") as writer and showrunner. CBS has yet to comment on Ramirez's and Peele's involvement on the series.
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Starring Rod Sterling, "The Twilight Zone" originally ran from 1959 until 1964 and won three Emmys. It's worth noting that this is not the first remake for the show. Back in 1985, the program was revived for four years, followed by another reboot in 2002 with Forest Whitaker as host. Although Bryan Singer was reported to be developing a revival in 2012, the plan did not move forward.
News of the reboot arrives in the heels of CBS All Access' success with its remake of "Star Trek: Discovery." The streaming network recently said the sci-fi drama increased record subscriptions to the platform that it eventually led to an early season 2 renewal.
Aside from having a TV comeback, "The Twilight Zone" has also been licensed to a stage play scheduled to debut in December. The series of shows, which will run through January, will be held at Almeida Theatre in London.
"The Twilight Zone" reboot comes as episodic anthologies have become widely popular among fans, following shows with the same format such as HBO's "Room 104," Netflix's "Black Mirror" and TBS' "The Guest Book."
