The Twilight Zone (franchise)

The Twilight Zone
Created by	Rod Serling
Original work	The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
Print publications
Book(s)	Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary
Films and television
Film(s)	Twilight Zone: The Movie
Television series	Original series (1959–64) First revival (1985–89) Second revival (2002–03)
Games
Traditional	Twilight Zone pinball machine
Audio
Radio program(s)	The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas
Original music	Composer: Marius Constant
Miscellaneous
Theme park attractions	The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

The Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including psychological horror, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and psychological thriller; and often conclude with a macabre or unexpected twist, and usually with a moral. A popular and critical success, it introduced many Americans to common science fiction and fantasy tropes. The original series, shot entirely in black and white, ran for five seasons from 1959 to 1964.

The Twilight Zone followed in the tradition of earlier television shows such as Tales of Tomorrow (1951–53, which also dramatized the short story "What You Need") and Science Fiction Theatre (1955–57); radio programs such as The Weird Circle, Dimension X, and X Minus One; and the radio work of one of Serling's inspirations, Norman Corwin. The success of the series led to a feature film, a radio series, a comic book, a magazine, and various other spin-offs that spanned five decades, including two revival television series. The first revival ran on CBS and in syndication in the 1980s, while the second ran on UPN from 2002 to 2003. TV Guide ranked the original TV series #5 in their 2013 list of the 60 greatest dramas of all time.

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