While the staggering success of horror satires “Get Out” and now “Us” have established Jordan Peele as a preeminent voice in the genre, the actor turned filmmaker was wary about signing on to revive the classic sci-fi anthology series “The Twilight Zone.”
Kumail Nanjiani stars as Samir Wassan in"The Comedian" episode of"The Twilight Zone." The show begins streaming on CBS All Access on April 1. ” have established Jordan Peele as a preeminent voice in the genre, the comic actor turned filmmaker was wary about signing on to revive the classic sci-fi anthology series “The Twilight Zone.”
The 10-episode first season explores themes including social media, the fascination and obsession with fame, police brutality and racial profiling, xenophobia, toxic masculinity and blind trust in institutions. “Just given everything that happening in the news, all the upheavals here and around the world, I hear people almost every day say, ‘Gosh, this is like ‘The Twilight Zone,’” Kinberg said. “Certainly if I had said to you a few years ago that a reality star who had never held political office would be the leader of the free world, you probably would have been like, ‘That's a really good episode for ‘The Twilight Zone.’ So I think the show right now reflects the times we're living in.
Yet with fans of the original show in mind, the new “Twilight Zone” is jam-packed with Easter eggs alluding to the first series, though the producers won’t get specific about where to find them. "Jordan has what Rod Serling had," Morgan said."For the episodes that were a bit more fun, Serling had a twinkle in his eye, he had a little grin as he told us what to expect. And Jordan understands that and can deliver it better than anybody I can think of."
Audrey Chon, another executive producer on the show, added, “I didn't realize in making this TV show we started a movie studio. And it certainly felt that way sometimes." "I wouldn't presume to tell Charlie Brooker what his show is about, but I guess for me it's about the idea of the dangers of technology,” Rosenfeld said. “’The Twilight Zone' isn't focused on technology per se, though there's certainly technology in our world. We take on other things and I think the other difference is the tone. 'The Twilight Zone' is a little less dark.
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