One of the most hotly anticipated genre efforts of 2019 is Jordan Peele’s upcoming new take on The Twilight Zone. And now, we finally have word on when we’ll get to see this rebooted version of an old favourite.

Courtesy of the TCA Press Tour, CBS All Access’ Julie McNamara has confirmed that The Twilight Zone will premiere on April 1st. Not only that, but that first night will serve up two episodes of the show.

Peele is producing through his Monkeypaw banner, and some of the names signed on to appear in episodes are Taissa Farmiga, John Cho, Kumail Nanjani, Greg Kinnear, Jacob Tremblay, DeWanda Wise, Ike Barinholtz, and Steven Yeun. Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films are also behind the series, with Daredevil’s Marco Ramirez serving as showrunner.

The Twilight Zone was famously created by Rod Serling, initially running from 1959 to 1964 and exploring tales of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. Revivals of this beloved show came in 1985 (running until 1989) and in 2002 (lasting for just a year), and, of course, there was the Steven Spielberg-produced Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983.

As ever, expect more on all things Twilight Zone as we get it. And no, sadly there’s no word just yet on when UK audiences will get to see the show .

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