TV series
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents premiered September 29, 1985. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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Episode 1
A professor spurns the legal system to seek revenge on the man who raped his wife.
Directed by Don Medford, R.E. YoungWritten by Tom Cannan, David Stenn, Charles Grant Craig, Randall HoodGuest stars David Clennon, Linda Purl, Dennon Rawles, Fred Barney Taylor, Victoria Ann-Lewis
Episode 2
A gun man injured from a robbery in which he killed a cop, tries to charm a nurse into helping him escape from hospital custody.
Directed by Jeff KanewWritten by Jeff Kanew, Clark Howard, Stephen KronishGuest stars Lisa Pelikan, Robert Carradine, Basil Hoffman, Deborah Richter
Episode 3
Trial of a woman who killed her husband while hypnotically transported to a past life.
Directed by Frank PiersonWritten by Buck Henry, Lawrence Treat, Irving ElmanGuest stars Barbara Hershey, Buck Henry, Brian Bedford
Episode 4
A woman serving a life sentence for murder hits upon an airtight escape plan.
Directed by Thomas CarterWritten by Tom Cannan, Charles Grant Craig, Randall HoodGuest stars Season Hubley, Anne Seymour, Jerry Hardin, Davis Roberts, Linden Chiles
Episode 5
A divorce is driven to drastic retaliatory measures after being the victim of a series of phone calls and constant survillance from a near by appartant.
Directed by John Byrum, Gabrielle UptonWritten by John Byrum, Gabrielle UptonGuest stars Linda Fiorentino, Michael O'Keefe, Sandra Bernhard
Episode 6
Paul Dano is a film star and has been nominated many times, but never won the big one. When a role comes along that spells Oscar, he loses out to Lone Richards, a young hunk Dano calls ""a face for a nine inch TV screen."" Richards naively seeks Dano's advice on how to play the part. Bad move. Dano gives Richards bad advice on purpose and Richards loses the part and Dano gets it. Richards becomes enraged by this and wants revenge.
Directed by Burt Reynolds, Max FranklinWritten by Bill Kerby, Max FranklinGuest stars Martin Sheen, Ben Kronen, Bernie Casey, Leila Lee Olsen, Louis Silvers, Marilu Henner, Patti Negri, Robby Benson
Episode 7
A TV reporter looks for the human interest story behind the short-lived takeover of the station's airwaves by a former technician who claims to be an alien with an urgent warning to Earthlings.
Directed by Fredric Brown, Larry GrossWritten by Karen HarrisGuest stars James T. Callahan, John Shea, Richard Marcus
Episode 8
After closing a major drug deal, a ruthless businessman is paralyzed in an auto accident, and presumed dead by all who see him- including the coroner.
Directed by Richard PearceWritten by Alfonse Ruggiero, Louis PollockGuest stars Andy Garcia, José Luis Cuevas, Sebastian Ligarde, Al Israel, Chava Godinez, Guillermo Ríos, John Heard, Manuel Ojeda
Episode 9
Ironically, it's an escaped convict who brings a sense of liberation to a housewife: she insists on going with him as his "hostage".
Directed by Christopher CroweWritten by John Byrum, S. R. RossGuest stars Cristina Raines, Yaphet Kotto, Christopher Kriesa, Doug Hale, Larry McCormick, Steve Eastin, Walter Klenhard
Episode 10
A gold digging groom makes short work of his middle-aged wife, but his attempts to round up her jewels are met with opposition from her "children" - an army of cats.
Directed by Thomas Carter, Arthur WilliamsWritten by Steve De Jarnatt, Arthur WilliamsGuest stars Sandy Dennis, Brad Davis, Billy Ray Sharkey, Tina Challey, Virginia Capers
Episode 11
A withdrawn teenager is fascinated with the instant celebrity of a murdered classmate and fakes an assault on herself.
Directed by Christopher Leitch, Robert BlochWritten by Jim Beaver, David Stenn, Robert BlochGuest stars Nicholas Hormann, Kristy Swanson, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Bill Calvert, Bill Gratton, Christie Houser, Cindy Pickett, Isabelle Walker
Episode 12
A bank robber is wounded in a shoot-out, then forced to endure an excruciating wait for a painkiller at the pharmacy.
Directed by Jerrold Freedman, Henry Slesar, Michael BravermanWritten by Michael Braverman, Jerrold FreedmanGuest stars Robert Prosky, Jack Thibeau, Pamela Dunlap
Episode 13
A psychiatrist is terrorized by menacing phone calls and the killing of her dog following her marriage to one of her patients.
Directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Margaret MillarWritten by Robert Glass, Margaret MillarGuest stars Janet Eilber, Cliff Potts, Tom Atkins
Episode 14
A poor little rich boy who's deaf witnesses a murder, then blackmails the hit man into doing a job for him.
Directed by Thomas RickmanWritten by Thomas RickmanGuest stars Robert Loggia, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael James Reed
Episode 15
A woman goes to Hong Kong to be with her husband.
Directed by Joan Tewkesbury, Ann BridgeWritten by Joan Tewkesbury, Ann BridgeGuest stars Ian Abercrombie, Kathleen Quinlan
Episode 16
A camping trip for two becomes a flight from murder full of twists and double-crosses when a Harvard-bound law student goes against his better judgement and lets his girl friend bring her "cousin" along.
Directed by David Chase, Clark HowardWritten by David Chase, Clark HowardGuest stars Jeff Fahey, Darlanne Fluegel, Charles Howerton, Jonathon Hugger, Tim Daly
Episode 17
A fashion designer is terrified that she may be the next target of the creeper who may have the keys to her appartment.
Directed by Christopher Crowe, Joseph RuscollWritten by Steve Bello, James P. Cavanagh, Joseph Ruscoll, Stephen KronishGuest stars Karen Allen, Timothy Carhart, Lori Butler, Clyde Kusatsu, Frank Sheppard, Fred Taylor, John Hayden, Kellyn Plasschaert
Episode 18
The arrest of a newspaper reporter on his birthday for a murder supposedly committed 22 years ago comes as a complete surprise to the accused.
Directed by Randy RobertsWritten by Frisco MillerGuest stars Lane Smith, Noel Conlon, Nana Visitor
Episode 19
An artist's years of failure are behind after he finds a jar which holds mysterious contents and entrances to those who view it.
Directed by Tim BurtonWritten by Michael McDowell, Larry WilsonGuest stars Stephen Shellen, Griffin Dunne, Fiona Lewis, Laraine Newman, Paul Bartel, Werner Pochath, Sunshine Parker, Eileen Barnett
Episode 20
Following a whirlwind courtship, a new bride fears her luck's run out when she learns that her doctor husband has heavy gambling debts and two deceased formor wives who were heavily insured.
Directed by Don Medford, Henry SlesarWritten by Henry Slesar, Stephen KronishGuest stars David Dukes, Alan Fudge, Victoria Tennant, Nicolas Coster
Episode 21
Time is running out for a judge who's surprised, bound and gagged by burglars in his house after rigging a bomb to eliminate his wife and her suspected lover.
Directed by Cornell Woolrich, Andrew MirischWritten by Cornell Woolrich, Steve BelloGuest stars Richard Cox, Nicholas Pryor, Ellen Tobie
Episode 22
What can't go around comes around for a road-hogging salesman who won't allow a truck bound for the hospital to pass.
Directed by Mario DiLeoWritten by Steve Bello, Harold R. Daniels, Charles Grant Craig, Stephen KronishGuest stars Ronny Cox, Doug Savant, Lee Bryant, Burt Young, David Cowgill, Dennis Robertson, Ed Hooks, Jeff Tyler
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