The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)

The Outer Limits (1995)
The Outer Limits opening title (2002)
Genre	Science fiction Dark fantasy
Starring	Various
Narrated by	Kevin Conway (control voice)
Music by	Daryl Bennett Jim Guttridge
Country of origin	United States Canada
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	154 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	43–44 minutes
Production company(s)	Alliance Atlantis Communications Atlantis Films Showtime Networks Trilogy Entertainment Group CFCF-TV CanWest Global Communications Global Television Network The Movie Network SuperChannel
Distributor	MGM Domestic Television Distribution MGM International Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Showtime (1995–2000) Sci Fi (2001–2002)
Audio format	Dolby Surround 2.0
Original release	March 26, 1995 – January 18, 2002

The Outer Limits is a Canadian-American television series that originally aired on Showtime, Syfy and in syndication between 1995 and 2002. The series is a revival of the original The Outer Limits series that aired from 1963–65.

Distinct from The Twilight Zone in that the stories were more science fiction based, and less dark fantasy/science fiction as was the case with The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits is an anthology of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end. The revival series maintained an anthology format, but occasionally featured recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows. Over the course of the series, 154 episodes were aired.

After an attempt to bring back The Outer Limits during the early 1980s, it was finally relaunched in 1995. The success of television speculative fiction such as Star Trek, The X-Files, and anthology shows such as Tales from the Crypt convinced rights holder Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to revive The Outer Limits. A deal was made with Trilogy Productions, the company behind such cinema hits as Backdraft and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The show would run on the pay-TV channel Showtime (Trilogy, a Los Angeles- and Canada-based company, is credited with creating the 1995 series).