Jordan Peele channeled Rod Serling in the new teaser for his upcoming reboot of the classic series The Twilight Zone.
The Twilight Zone first premiered on television in 1959 with iconic host and narrator Rod Serling. It was a show that wasn’t just entertaining and good for a good scare every now and then, but it also made audiences think. So it’s no surprise that when a reboot was announced, the writer and director of Get Out, Jordan Peele was attached to it as producer and narrator.
Peele’s eye for captivating horror and creative storytelling makes him a natural fit for a Twilight Zone reboot. In the latest teaser for the new show, which will stream exclusively on CBS All Access, Peele narrated an eerie introduction to the mind-bending series.
The Twilight Zone is best known for bending reality and those social norms and facts that many of us accept without even realizing it. It’s a show that historically was equal parts spookiness and compelling social commentary. Peele’s film Get Out had a similar balance of being a genuinely amazing horror flick while also making compelling points about modern racism, and we can’t wait to see him tell us mind-bending stories in this exciting reboot.
The Twilight Zone starts streaming on CBS All Access on April 1. Even more exciting, the show has lined up a really exciting list of actors to tell these new stories. So far Ike Barinholtz, John Cho, Lucinda Dryzek, Taissa Farmiga, Greg Kinnear, Luke Kirby, Sanaa Lathan, Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Scott, Rhea Seehorn, Alison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay, Jefferson White, Jonathan Whitesell, Jessica Williams, DeWanda Wise and Steven Yeun have been announced as actors on the show.
Of course, this isn’t the first time The Twilight Zone has been revived, though to date, none of the revivals have managed to recapture the popularity of Serling’s original 1959 series. So while the stakes are high for Peele’s Twilight Zone, we’ve got a feeling that this ridiculously talented group of people will make some truly compelling and can’t-miss television.