Get ready to enter "The Twilight Zone" again.
CBS is reportedly developing a reboot of the immensely popular 1960s science fiction/horror anthology show, "The Twilight Zone," which will be streamed on the CBS All Access service.
The network is aiming to hit another ratings gold by reviving one of its old TV shows. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Production will be behind the reboot project with Marco Ramirez, who wrote for the show "The Defenders," in charge of writing the show's reboot pilot and also serving as its showrunner. CBS head Leslie Moonves made the announcement during the network's earnings call but did not provide any other details.
"The Twilight Zone" was created by Rod Serling who became an iconic symbol as the show's cigarette-smoking host. It aired on CBS from 1959 to 1964. The anthology show often channeled the extreme fear of the Cold War era for its different horror, science fiction, and supernatural stories, and became a heavily-watched show for its final-act twists.
There were a couple "The Twilight Zone" revivals that happened; one in the late 1980s and the other in the early 2000s. A movie version was also shown in 1983, with famous directors Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller, and John Landis working on the film's segments.
Peele, one half of the comedy duo Key & Peele, is quickly rising as modern horror storyteller. The comedian had a massive hit earlier this year with the film "Get Out" which has elements of "The Twilight Zone" in it and talked about prevailing social issues about race while giving the audience a scare. Peele is also said to be attached to the H.P. Lovecraft project, which is being developed by HBO and will focus on the story of Jim Crow America with Lovecraftian horror.
Aside from "The Twilight Zone," CBS All Access is also reportedly working on the several series like the period drama "Strange Angel," the comedy "No Activity," and the mystery/thriller "$1."
