Episode 1
Two
26m7.0 / 10
A man and a woman, on opposite sides of a future war, encounter each other in a deserted town.
Episode credits
Directed by Montgomery PittmanWritten by Montgomery PittmanGuest stars Elizabeth Montgomery, Charles Bronson
TV series
The Twilight Zone
1959TV-145 seasons8.5 / 10
You are about to enter another dimension.
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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Episode 2
The Arrival
26m7.1 / 10
A plane lands safely, but all its passengers, pilot and crew are missing.
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Directed by Boris SagalWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Fredd Wayne, Noah Keen, Bing Russell, Robert Karnes, Harold J. Stone, Robert Brubaker, Jim Boles
Episode 3
The Shelter
26m8.4 / 10
When a nuclear attack appears imminent, several suburban friends and neighbors fight over control of a single bomb shelter.
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Directed by Lamont JohnsonWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Larry Gates, Joseph Bernard, Peggy Stewart, Sandy Kenyon, Jack Albertson, Michael Burns, Jo Helton, Moria Turner
Episode 4
The Passersby
26m6.8 / 10
On the road home from the Civil War, a Confederate soldier stops at a burned-out house and gets to know the owner, a recent widow.
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Directed by Elliot SilversteinWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars James Gregory, Joanne Linville, Rex Holman, Warren J. Kemmerling, Jamie Farr, Austin Green, David Garcia
Episode 5
A Game of Pool
26m7.1 / 10
Championship pool player Fats Brown returns from the grave for one last game.
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Directed by Buzz KulikWritten by George Clayton JohnsonGuest stars Jonathan Winters, Jack Klugman
Episode 6
The Mirror
26m6.2 / 10
After a poor but ambitious Central American farm worker overthrows his country's tyrannical leader, he believes he sees assassins everywhere. A look in the mirror reveals his most dangerous enemy.
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Directed by Don MedfordWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Peter Falk, Antony Carbone, Will Kuluva, Arthur Batanides, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Vladimir Sokoloff, Richard Karlan, Robert McCord
Episode 7
The Grave
26m6.7 / 10
Before he died, notorious gunslinger Pinto Sykes put a curse on hired-gun Conny Miller. Miller returns to town and is challenged to visit the grave of Sykes, despite the curse.
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Directed by Montgomery PittmanWritten by Montgomery PittmanGuest stars James Best, Lee Van Cleef, Strother Martin, Elen Willard, Stafford Repp, William Challee, Lee Marvin
Episode 8
It's a Good Life
26m8.2 / 10
On an isolated family farm in Peakesville, Ohio, young Anthony Fremont, who has vast mental powers but lacks emotional development, holds his terrified family and neighbors in thrall to his every juvenile wish.
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Directed by James SheldonWritten by Rod Serling, Jerome BixbyGuest stars Alice Frost, Cloris Leachman, Max Showalter, Jeanne Bates, Lenore Kingston, Thomas Hatcher, John Larch, Bill Mumy
Episode 9
Deaths-Head Revisited
26m7.1 / 10
A former Nazi SS Captain returns to the ruins of a concentration camp to reminisce, and is met by one of his victims.
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Directed by Don MedfordWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Joseph Schildkraut, Kaaren Verne, Oscar Beregi Jr., Ben Wright, Robert Boon, Gene Coogan, Jimmie Horan, Chuck Fox
Episode 10
The Midnight Sun
26m8.0 / 10
The Earth's orbit has been changed, drawing ever closer to the sun and promising imminent destruction.
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Directed by Anton LeaderWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars William Keene, Lois Nettleton, Betty Garde, Jason Wingreen, Juney Ellis, Tom Reese, Robert Stevenson, Ned Glass
Episode 11
Still Valley
26m6.2 / 10
Confederacy scout Sgt. Joseph Paradine finds a town full of Union soldiers, and an old man who claims he used witchcraft to paralyze them.
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Directed by James SheldonWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Gary Merrill, Ben Cooper, Mark Tapscott, Jack Mann, Addison Myers, Vaughn Taylor
Episode 12
The Jungle
26m6.8 / 10
Alan Richards plans to build a dam in Africa on a tribe's ancestral land. The tribe's voodoo doctor puts a curse on him.
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Directed by William F. ClaxtonWritten by Charles BeaumontGuest stars Emily McLaughlin, John Dehner, Donald Foster, Walter Brooke, Jay Adler, Jay Overholts, Howard Wright
Episode 13
Once Upon a Time
26m7.1 / 10
Woodrow, a janitor living in the year 1890, accidentally activates a time travelling helmet which transports him to 1962.
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Directed by Norman Z. McLeodWritten by Richard MathesonGuest stars James Flavin, Buster Keaton, George E. Stone, Robert McCord, Stanley Adams, Gil Lamb, Arthur Tovey, Milton Parsons
Episode 14
Five Characters in Search of an Exit
26m7.9 / 10
A hobo, clown, bagpipe player, ballerina and military officer are trapped in a huge cylinder.
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Directed by Lamont JohnsonWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Susan Harrison, Murray Matheson, William Windom, Kelton Garwood, Clark Allen, Carol Hill, Mona Houghton
Episode 15
A Quality of Mercy
26m7.1 / 10
A gung ho young soldier gets a new viewpoint on war when he inexplicably changes places with a Japanese officer trying to stop his superior from leading a charge against American forces.
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Directed by Buzz KulikWritten by Sam Rolfe, Rod SerlingGuest stars Michael Pataki, Dean Stockwell, Leonard Nimoy, Dale Ishimoto, Ralph Votrian, Jerry Fujikawa, Albert Salmi
Episode 16
Nothing in the Dark
26m7.8 / 10
A lonely old woman refuses to leave her apartment for fear of meeting "Mr. Death."
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Directed by Lamont JohnsonWritten by George Clayton JohnsonGuest stars R.G. Armstrong, Robert Redford, Gladys Cooper
Episode 17
One More Pallbearer
26m6.9 / 10
Paul Radin has invited three people to join him in his bomb shelter.
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Directed by Lamont JohnsonWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Joseph Wiseman, Trevor Bardette, Gage Clarke, Katherine Squire
Episode 18
Dead Man's Shoes
26m6.8 / 10
A vagrant steps into a murdered gangster's expensive shoes and is taken over by the dead man's ghost, who vows to remain on Earth to seek revenge against his killer.
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Directed by Montgomery PittmanWritten by Charles BeaumontGuest stars Warren Stevens, Joan Marshall, Ben Wright, Florence Marly, Susie Garrett, Richard Devon, Ron Hagerthy, Joseph Mell
Episode 19
The Hunt
26m6.7 / 10
On a hunting trip, Hyder Simpson and his dog Rip dive into a lake after a raccoon. When he gets home he finds that no one can see or hear him.
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Directed by Harold D. SchusterWritten by Earl Hamner, Jr.Guest stars Arthur Hunnicutt, Jeanette Nolan, Robert Foulk, Charles Seel, Dexter Dupoint, Orville Sherman, Titus Moede
Episode 20
Showdown with Rance McGrew
26m6.9 / 10
The star of a Western TV series suddenly finds himself transported back in time to the real Wild West, and face-to-face with the real Jesse James.
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Directed by Christian NybyWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Larry Blyden, Robert Cornthwaite, Arch Johnson, Troy Melton
Episode 21
Kick the Can
26m7.5 / 10
A retiree living in a rest home thinks he has discovered the secret of youth — acting young, and in particular playing a children's game called "kick-the-can".
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Directed by Lamont JohnsonWritten by George Clayton JohnsonGuest stars John Marley, Earle Hodgins, Russell Collins, Lenore Shanewise, Anne O'Neal, Hank Patterson, Burt Mustin, Marjorie Bennett
Episode 22
A Piano in the House
26m7.1 / 10
Fortune discovers that a piano he bought his wife for her birthday has magical properties - the music that it plays makes people reveal their true essence.
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Directed by David GreeneWritten by Earl Hamner, Jr.Guest stars Barry Morse, Don Durant, Joan Hackett, Cyril Delevanti
Episode 23
The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank
26m6.8 / 10
Jeff Myrtlebank comes back to life at his own funeral and soon begins to act very strangely...
Episode credits
Directed by Montgomery PittmanWritten by Montgomery PittmanGuest stars Sherry Jackson, Dub Taylor, Ralph Moody, Edgar Buchanan, James Best, Lance Fuller, Jon Lormer, Ezelle Poule
Episode 24
To Serve Man
26m8.6 / 10
An alien race comes to Earth, promising peace and sharing technology. A team of linguists sets out to translate the aliens' language, using a book whose title they deduce to be "To Serve Man."
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Directed by Richard L. BareWritten by Rod Serling, Damon KnightGuest stars Lloyd Bochner, Richard Kiel, Susan Cummings, Hardie Albright, Joseph Ruskin, Robert McCord, Jerry Fujikawa, Bartlett Robinson
Episode 25
The Fugitive
26m6.8 / 10
Old Ben, who is able to transform himself into anything, tries to help a crippled little girl.
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Directed by Richard L. BareWritten by Charles BeaumontGuest stars Nancy Kulp, Wesley Lau, Paul Tripp, Susan Gordon, J. Pat O'Malley, Stephen Talbot, Russ Bender, Johnny Eimen
Episode 26
Little Girl Lost
26m7.1 / 10
Awakened by the cries of their daughter Bettina, Chris and Ruth Miller enter her room to find that she has vanished, even though they still hear her crying for help. Chris' physicist friend Bill thinks she moved into another dimension.
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Directed by Paul StewartWritten by Richard MathesonGuest stars Charles Aidman, Robert Sampson, Sarah Marshall, Tracy Stratford, Rhoda Williams
Episode 27
Person or Persons Unknown
26m7.6 / 10
David Gurney wakes up to find that no one - his wife, his co-workers, his best friend, not even his own mother knows him.
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Directed by John BrahmWritten by Charles BeaumontGuest stars Betty Harford, Richard Long, Frank Silvera, Joe Higgins, Michael Keep, Shirley Ballard, Julie Van Zandt
Episode 28
The Little People
26m7.5 / 10
An astronaut declares himself a god when his ship lands on a planet populated by people smaller than ants.
Episode credits
Directed by William F. ClaxtonWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Claude Akins, Joe Maross, Michael Ford, Robert Eaton
Episode 29
Four O'Clock
26m6.0 / 10
Oliver Crangle is a bitter, prejudiced man. Through unknown means he intends to shrink every evil person in the world at four o'clock.
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Directed by Lamont JohnsonWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Theodore Bikel, Phyllis Love, Linden Chiles, Moyna MacGill
Episode 30
Hocus-Pocus and Frisby
26m6.8 / 10
A loud-mouthed braggart's boasts attract the attention of some aliens.
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Directed by Lamont JohnsonWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Andy Devine, Clem Bevans, Peter Brocco, Howard McNear, Dabbs Greer, Larry Breitman, Milton Selzer, John Albright
Episode 31
The Trade-Ins
26m7.3 / 10
An elderly couple visit the New Life Corporation, hoping to transport their personalities into youthful artificial bodies.
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Directed by Elliot SilversteinWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Terence de Marney, Noah Keen, Theo Marcuse, Joseph Schildkraut, Alma Platt, Edson Stroll, Mary McMahon, David Armstrong
Episode 32
The Gift
26m6.4 / 10
An alien who crash-lands into a remote mountain village stirs up the villagers' fears and animosity, but he befriends a little boy and gives him a mysterious present.
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Directed by Allen H. MinerWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Vito Scotti, Henry Corden, Paul Mazursky, Nico Minardos, Geoffrey Horne, Cliff Osmond, Edmund Vargas, Eumenio Blanco
Episode 33
The Dummy
26m6.9 / 10
A ventriloquist is convinced that his dummy, Willie, is alive and evil. He makes plans for a new act with a new dummy: plans that Willie doesn't support!
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Directed by Abner BibermanWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Frank Sutton, Cliff Robertson, Edy Williams, George Murdock, Sandra Warner, John Harmon, Ralph Manza, Rudy Dolan
Episode 34
Young Man's Fancy
26m5.9 / 10
When a newlywed couple briefly return to the groom's childhood home, the ties of the past prove too strong to resist.
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Directed by John BrahmWritten by Richard MathesonGuest stars Phyllis Thaxter, Alex Nicol, Helen Gurley Brown
Episode 35
I Sing the Body Electric
26m7.1 / 10
A widower buys a robot grandmother for his three children.
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Directed by James Sheldon, William F. ClaxtonWritten by Ray BradburyGuest stars David White, Vaughn Taylor, Veronica Cartwright, Josephine Hutchinson, Charles Herbert, Doris Packer, Dana Dillaway, Susan Crane
Episode 36
Cavender is Coming
25m6.3 / 10
Cavender, an angel trying to win his wings, tries to help down-on-her-luck Agnes, who has just been fired.
Episode credits
Directed by Christian NybyWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Sandra Gould, Howard Smith, Carol Burnett, Jesse White, Jack Younger, Albert Carrier, Donna Douglas, John Fiedler
Episode 37
The Changing of the Guard
25m7.0 / 10finale
An elderly private school teacher wonders if his life has meant anything as he contemplates suicide on Christmas Eve and is reminded by former students that he has, indeed, made an effect on the lives of his students over the years.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert Ellis MillerWritten by Rod SerlingGuest stars Liam Sullivan, Donald Pleasence, Philippa Bevans, Tom Lowell, Pat Close, Kevin O'Neal, Russell Horton, Buddy Joe Hooker
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about The Twilight Zone
Cast
Rod SerlingSelf - Host
Jon LormerMinister
James BestBilly-Ben Turner
Bill ErwinWilcox (uncredited)
Pat O'MalleyAttendant
Hank PattersonMr. Gentry
Paul MazurskyFrank
Ben WrightDoctorCredits
- Created by
- Rod Serling
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 156
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States- Cayuga ProductionsUnited States
CBSUnited States
Themes
alienanthologycomputerescapehorrorhumanoid alienmisfitmorality tale
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