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Second Season of "The Twilight Zone" Gets a Trailer and June Premiere Date


Twilight Zone Season 2 Trailer Premiere Date

Beginning this summer, fans can travel through another dimension once again when the second season of "The Twilight Zone" launches exclusively on CBS All Access, on Thursday, June 25th!


All 10 episodes of the original anthology series will drop at once, the service announced today. Additionally, the first official trailer and key art was also revealed today in celebration of National Twilight Zone Day.


The season will feature episodes directed by the filmmakers behind Gretel & Hansel, The Endless, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Sweetheart and more!


Executive producers Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg’s modern re-imagining of the classic TV series continues the legacy of socially conscious storytelling. The series’ second season uses introspection and self-exploration to usher viewers into a dimension filled with endless possibilities.


Peele will return as the host, joining a stellar guest cast, including Morena Baccarin, Kylie Bunbury, Jenna Elfman, Ethan Embry, Sky Ferreira, Tavi Gevinson, Topher Grace, Tony Hale, Gillian Jacobs, David Krumholtz, Thomas Lennon, Sophia Macy, Natalie Martinez, Joel McHale, Chris Meloni, Gretchen Mol, Paula Newsome, Billy Porter, Jimmi Simpson, Jurnee Smollett, Daniel Sunjata, Damon Wayans Jr. and more.


Check out the trailer and further details below!

 

Additional season two cast and episode titles, in no particular order, include:


Episode: “8”


Starring (previously announced) Joel McHale (“Community,” “Stargirl”) and Brandon Jay McLaren (“UnREAL,” “Graceland”)


Written by Glen Morgan

Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead


Episode: “A Small Town”


Starring Damon Wayans Jr. (“Happy Endings,” “Let’s Be Cops”), David Krumholtz (“The Deuce,” “Evel”), Natalie Martinez (“Reminiscence,” “The I-Land”), and Paula Newsome (“Barry,” “Chicago Med”)


Written by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due

Directed by Alonso Alvarez-Barreda


Episode: “Try, Try”


Starring Topher Grace (“Blackkklansman,” “Black Mirror”) and Kylie Bunbury (“When They See Us,” “Pitch”)


Written by Alex Rubens

Directed by Jennifer McGowan


Episode: “You Might Also Like”


Starring Gretchen Mol (“Boardwalk Empire,” “Manchester by the Sea”) and Greta Lee (“Russian Doll,” “High Maintenance”)


Written and Directed by Osgood Perkins


Episode: “Ovation”


Starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell (“Birds of Prey,” “Lovecraft Country”), Tawny Newsome (“Space Force,” “Lower Decks”), Sky Ferreira (“Baby Driver,” “Twin Peaks”), Paul F. Tompkins (“BoJack Horseman,” “Comedy Bang! Bang!”), and Thomas Lennon (“Reno 911!” “Night at the Museum” franchise)


Written by Emily C. Chang and Sara Amini

Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour


Previously announced cast and episodes include:


Episode: “Downtime”


Starring Morena Baccarin (the “Deadpool” franchise, “Homeland”), Colman Domingo (“If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Fear the Walking Dead”) and Tony Hale (“Veep,” “Toy Story 4”)


Written by Jordan Peele

Directed by JD Dillard


Episode: “The Who of You”


Starring Ethan Embry (“Grace and Frankie,” “Blindspotting”), Daniel Sunjata (“Graceland,” “Rescue Me”), and Billy Porter (“Pose,” “Like a Boss”)


Written by Win Rosenfeld

Directed by Peter Atencio


Episode: “A Human Face”


Starring Jenna Elfman (“Fear the Walking Dead,” “Dharma & Greg”), Chris Meloni (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “42”), and Tavi Gevinson (“Person to Person,” “Enough Said”)


Written by Alex Rubens

Directed by Christina Choe


Episode: “Among The Untrodden”


Introducing Abbie Hern and Sophia Macy


Written by Heather Anne Campbell

Directed by Tayarisha Poe


Episode: “Meet in the Middle”


Starring Jimmi Simpson (“Westworld,” “Black Mirror: USS Callister”) and Gillian Jacobs (“Community,” “Love”)


Written by Emily C. Chang and Sara Amini

Directed by Mathias Herndl


"The Twilight Zone" is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Kinberg’s Genre Films. In addition to Peele and Kinberg, Win Rosenfeld, Audrey Chon, Alex Rubens, Glen Morgan, Carol Serling and Rick Berg also serve as executive producers.


Season one of "The Twilight Zone," as well as the entire original series, is available to stream now on CBS All Access.


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