The Twilight Zone was several American
television series and a movie created (and often written) by its narrator and host
Rod Serling. Each episode was an individual fantasy or
science fiction story. A popular success, it introduced many Americans to serious science fiction ideas. Writers for
The Twilight Zone included leading science fiction writers such as
Ray Bradbury,
Harlan Ellison, and
Robert Bloch, and it dramatised stories by other writers including
Ambrose Bierce.
The original Twilight Zone ran from 1959-1964, a revival ran in 1985, and a second revival began in 2002. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) remade three classic episodes and included one original story. A list of The Twilight Zone episodes is available.