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Writer's pictureKris Avalon

THE TWILIGHT ZONE REBOOT CANCELED AFTER TWO SEASONS

After just two seasons, The Jordan Peele hosted/narrated reboot of The Twilight Zone has been canceled.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources have revealed that CBS All Access, which is being rebranded into Paramount+ wanted the anthology series to return for a third season, but both Peele’s and Simon Kinberg’s production companies opted to walk away.

“We greatly enjoyed our time working on The Twilight Zone — particularly when the real world around us often felt more and more like another dimension,” reps for Peele and Kinberg’s companies said in a joint statement. “We cherished the opportunity to collaborate with so many talented writers, actors and crewmembers. After 20 unique episodes, we have told the stories that we wanted to tell, and CBS All Access was gracious in their understanding of our decision. It was an honor and a privilege to bring audiences a modern reimagining of Rod Serling’s iconic creation.”

“Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg and the entire production team truly reimagined The Twilight Zone for the modern age,” Paramount+ head of programming Julie McNamara said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “They upheld the classic series’ legacy of socially conscious storytelling and pushed today’s viewers to explore all new dimensions of thought-provoking and topical themes that we hope will resonate with audiences for years to come.”

To be honest, I watched the first season of The Twilight Zone, and I couldn’t get into it. I just felt the series didn’t capture the essence of the original series. Maybe Jordan and Simon noticed as well, and that’s why they opted to leave the series.

I just hope that if Paramount+ does decide to revive The Twilight Zone a few years from now that they can bring someone on board who can tap into the spirit of the Rod Serling classic.

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