Twilight Zone Reboot From Jordan Peele in the Works

ElectricBlanketFire · Nov 5, 2017

Marco Ramirez (Netflix Marvel dramas The Defenders and Daredevil, Sons of Anarchy) is set to pen the script and serve as showrunner.

Hollywood Reporter said:
The Twilight Zone is entering a new dimension.

CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves on Thursday announced during the company's earnings call that CBS All Access is readying a new take on the iconic sci-fi anthology. It's unclear at the moment if it's a straight-to-series order or just development.

The Rod Serling-created series ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959-1964. Producers CBS Television Studios retained the rights to the cult classic and will executive produce the new take. Sources say the show hails from Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw banner, with Marco Ramirez (Netflix Marvel dramas The Defenders and Daredevil, Sons of Anarchy) is set to pen the script and serve as showrunner. CBS All Access declined comment on Peele and Ramirez's involvement as official details have not yet been revealed beyond Moonves' initial announcement.

Yeah...the Ramirez part makes me nervous.

MMarston · Nov 5, 2017

There was time now...

Deleted member 8593 · Nov 5, 2017

Marco Ramirez as showrunner?

Spectromixer · Nov 5, 2017

If this is good, at least CBS All Access will have another good show

blonded · Nov 5, 2017

Third time lucky

Invisible Cities · Nov 5, 2017

After the "Continental Breakfast" sketch on Key & Peele I'm all in.

Deleted member 11157 · Nov 5, 2017

No thanks. No way it's anywhere near as good as the original or even the initial reboot. At best, this new show won't taint the originals legacy. At worst...

Reeks · Nov 5, 2017

Hmmmm I don't see it.

Sgt. Demblant · Nov 5, 2017

He's also doing a Lovecraft show, right?
Anyway, he's perfect for Twilight Zone but yeah, I'm not so sure about Ramirez.

THEVOID · Nov 5, 2017

norm9 said:
No thanks. No way it's anywhere near as good as the original or even the initial reboot. At best, this new show won't taint the originals legacy. At worst...

It's the 3rd reboot. It won't taint the original regardless, but I'm up for them to try it again. TZ is by far my favorite TV show and I love anthologies. I'm down with it!

Fancy Clown · Nov 5, 2017

Was excited until I saw who the showrunner was. Fuck.

chrisPjelly · Nov 5, 2017

I like Jordan Peele's work, and "Get Out" WAS like a movie sized Twilight Zone episode, but I don't know if he has it in him to be a showrunner to a scifi series. Regardless, I already have Black Mirror for my anthology sci fi episode fill.

DisasterMaster · Nov 5, 2017

I'm down with this. Not really many anthologies these days besides Black Mirror.

DrEvil · Nov 5, 2017

I love Twilight Zone. Can't wait.

Belmont · Nov 5, 2017

I'm interested in this but not interested in adding another monthly streaming subscription service.

Spiritual_Chaos · Nov 5, 2017

How was the one from the 00s?

Only seen the first season of the original show. But plan to see it all. Really loved it.

UltimateHigh · Nov 5, 2017

I want more anthology shows to exist, so go for it.

If it sucks, then so be it.

closer013 · Nov 5, 2017

Sgt. Demblant said:
He's also doing a Lovecraft show, right?
Anyway, he's perfect for Twilight Zone but yeah, I'm not so sure about Ramirez.

Yeah, I hope this doesn't get more priority than Lovecraft County, Peele seems PERFECT for the project. I'm reading it right now.

Disco · Nov 5, 2017

Fancy Clown said:
Was excited until I saw who the showrunner was. Fuck.

Right. Jordan Peele had a great example of a modern twilight zone episode with get out

And then we just hear he's producing this show and they're handing it to an awful showrunner....scust. I really hope they change gears and go after a bunch of screenwriters to pen individual episodes.

Officer Big Mac · Nov 5, 2017

ElectricBlanketFire said:
Marco Ramirez (Netflix Marvel dramas The Defenders and Daredevil, Sons of Anarchy) is set to pen the script and serve as showrunner.

Yeah...the Ramirez part makes me nervous.

That lady was a total bitch. She deserved to get locked back up in the basement of misfit mannequins.

ElectricBlanketFire · Nov 5, 2017

Teh Hamburglar said:
That lady was a total bitch. She deserved to get locked back up in the basement of misfit mannequins.

It wasn't in the basement you mark.

Reverse Giraffe · Nov 5, 2017

The man knows how to do horror/suspense. Really looking forward to this!

JC Lately · Nov 5, 2017

Gotta come up with something to carry them through the post-Discovery mass subscription exodus I guess.

Spiritual_Chaos · Nov 5, 2017

Teh Hamburglar said:
That lady was a total bitch. She deserved to get locked back up in the basement of misfit mannequins.

Top floor. You poser :)

Officer Big Mac · Nov 5, 2017

ElectricBlanketFire said:
It wasn't in the basement you mark.

The misfits were in the basement. The elite got to run around above ground.

Koukalaka · Nov 5, 2017

Black Mirror is kind of a modern, more tech-focused version of the Twilight Zone, so it'll be interesting to see how this stacks up.

MilkBeard · Nov 5, 2017

I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled.

Star-Lord · Nov 5, 2017

Koukalaka said:
Black Mirror is kind of a modern, more tech-focused version of the Twilight Zone, so it'll be interesting to see how this stacks up.

That's my exact thoughts too :)

Razgriz-Specter · Nov 5, 2017

Invisible Cities said:
After the "Continental Breakfast" sketch on Key & Peele I'm all in.

Yup.

BLEEN · Nov 5, 2017

MilkBeard said:
I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled.

ekekekeee

Jiraiya · Nov 5, 2017

norm9 said:
No thanks. No way it's anywhere near as good as the original or even the initial reboot. At best, this new show won't taint the originals legacy. At worst...

I've never understood how, in this context, something can retroactively be made worse. Nothing about those have changed.

Officer Big Mac · Nov 5, 2017

MilkBeard said:
keep my eyes peeled.

It's time to stop posting.

Shame.

Spiritual_Chaos · Jan 1, 2018

I hope it's in black and white and set in the 60s.

Oliver James · Jan 1, 2018

Spiritual_Chaos said:
How was the one from the 00s?

Only seen the first season of the original show. But plan to see it all. Really loved it.

From what I recall, it was good. Forest Whitaker hosted it. One of the episodes("Evergreen") actually feels like proto-Black Mirror though I guess you can say that for the original series too. They actually also remade some of the more popular episodes to fit the modern times, the one I can recall vividly is "The Monsters Are On Maple Street".

Why are people hating on the showrunner? Daredevil on Netflix is great.

water_wendi · Jan 1, 2018

Spiritual_Chaos said:
How was the one from the 00s?

Only seen the first season of the original show. But plan to see it all. Really loved it.

The 2000 series is not good. Stick with the original and the 80s version.

Deleted member 4247 · Jan 1, 2018

DisasterMaster said:
I'm down with this. Not really many anthologies these days besides Black Mirror.

There's also Dimension 404. Not as good, but not bad. Here in Sweden it's on HBO Nordic, not sure about America.

Spiritual_Chaos · Jan 1, 2018

RoadHazard said:
There's also Dimension 404. Not as good, but not bad. Here in Sweden it's on HBO Nordic, not sure about America.

And the Motelroom-show from the Duplass brothers. Havent seen it though.

Spectromixer · Aug 5, 2018

marimo · Aug 5, 2018

Not at all familiar with Ramirez's work but Get Out was fantastic so if this is anything like that I'm interested.

Nude_Tayne · Aug 5, 2018

RoadHazard said:
There's also Dimension 404. Not as good, but not bad. Here in Sweden it's on HBO Nordic, not sure about America.

Dimension 404 is terrible.

This sounds interesting and Jordan Peele seems to have the directing and creativity chops for it. Can't hurt to have it.

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