Your Next Stop…The Twilight Zone. Special Series Premiere Event on 10 and WIN Networks, 18 April at 10.30Pm
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Media Release: 4 April 2019 Your Next Stop…The Twilight Zone. Special Series Premiere Event On 10 And WIN Networks, 18 April At 10.30pm. Stream The First Four Episodes On 10 All Access From 19 April. The wait is finally over, as the highly anticipated series The Twilight Zone arrives on 10 All Access later this month. The series debuts with a special on-air premiere event on 10 and WIN Networks 18 April at 10.30pm and the first four episodes will be available to binge beginning Friday, 19 April on 10 All Access with further episodes of the series available to stream each Friday. This reimagining of the classic television series, which first premiered in 1959 running for five seasons, promises tales of science fiction, horror and mystery and will no doubt attract a new generation of sci-fi fans. Jordan Peele will host and narrate The Twilight Zone. A role made famous by creator Rod Serling, who used socially conscious storytelling to explore the human condition and culture of the times. In addition to Peele, the new series delivers a stellar cast including Ike Barinholtz, Zazie Beetz, John Cho, Chris O’Dowd, Taissa Farmiga, Betty Gabriel, Ginnifer Goodwin, Greg Kinnear, Luke Kirby, Sanaa Lathan, Kumail Nanjiani, Seth Rogen, Adam Scott, Rhea Seehorn, Alison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay, Jessica Williams, DeWanda Wise and Steven Yeun. Twilight Zone fan and CEO of Network 10 Paul Anderson said: “We’re really excited that 10 All Access will be the place Australians can enter the fifth dimension with the rebooted series of The Twilight Zone. For fans of the classic series, it will be a fresh perspective on one of the most iconic series of all time, and for new viewers, it will open up the possibility of a world they’ve not encountered before. Long considered to be the godfather of sci-fi, the series is set to be the perfect long weekend binge.” The Twilight Zone is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films. Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg serve as executive producers along with Win Rosenfeld, Audrey Chon, Glen Morgan, Carol Serling, Rick Berg and Greg Yaitanes. The series is distributed internationally but CBS Studios International. Here’s what the critics are saying: “The Twilight Zone flawlessly translates the spirit of the original series.” - Mashable. “Imaginative and outspoken.” - Indie Wire. “Timeless, Modern and Fittingly Political.” – Vulture. “Peele’s update is fresh, smart, entertaining and inspired.” – Time. “Deliriously good.” – Collider. The Twilight Zone. Special Series Premiere Event On 10 And WIN Networks, 18 April At 10.30pm. Stream The First Four Episodes On 10 All Access From 19 April. Want to know more? Please get in touch with: Anthony McCarthy Senior Publicist P: (03) 9275 1137 M: 0412 329 144 E: [email protected] .