CBS All-Access Scares Up Trailer for 'Twilight Zone' Reboot

By R. Thomas Umstead
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CBS All Access Thursday revealed the official trailer for its The Twilight Zone reboot, which debuts April 1, according the streaming service.

The series, hosted by Jordan Peele (Key & Peele), will premiere with two episodes on Monday, April 1, followed by all subsequent episodes debuting on Thursdays beginning April 11, said the service. 

The original Twilight Zone premiered on Oct. 2, 1959 on CBS. The Twilight Zone is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films. Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg serve as executive producers along with Win Rosenfeld, Audrey Chon, Glen Morgan, Carol Serling, Rick Berg and Greg Yaitanes.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.