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Mind-bending sci-fi anthology with Emmy win
In the tradition of the classic anthology series, the new series brings the bizarre, frightening, and disturbing back to life; pushing the imagination to its farthest reaches.
IMDb 7.7/1019967 seasons
FantasyScience FictionPsychological
18+
22 episodes
  • 1. A Stitch In Time

    1. A Stitch In Time

    FBI agent Jamie Perrin (Michelle Forbes) is forced into a strange muddier case when her best friend becomes the killer's next victim. The mystery takes her through five decades of time where reality changes at every turn.
    FBI agent Jamie Perrin (Michelle Forbes) is forced into a strange muddier case when her best friend becomes the killer's next victim. The mystery takes her through five decades of time where reality changes at every turn.
    16+
    44min
    Jan 14, 1996
  • 2. Resurrection

    2. Resurrection

    What would it be like if life on Earth was wiped out by biological warfare and androids were left behind to rule the planet? Two androids decide to recreate a human from DNA from a single piece of hair, their pleas for humanity must be fought against a military force larger than they could ever imagine.
    What would it be like if life on Earth was wiped out by biological warfare and androids were left behind to rule the planet? Two androids decide to recreate a human from DNA from a single piece of hair, their pleas for humanity must be fought against a military force larger than they could ever imagine.
    13+
    44min
    Jan 14, 1996
  • 3. Unnatural Selection

    3. Unnatural Selection

    Howard (Alan Ruck) and Joanne (Catherine Mary Stewart) are happily expecting their first child. They live in a world where genetic alteration is rampantly purchased on the black market, but nothing comes without a price. Would parents love a genetically perfect child enough to risk the monstrosity of the possible side effects?
    Howard (Alan Ruck) and Joanne (Catherine Mary Stewart) are happily expecting their first child. They live in a world where genetic alteration is rampantly purchased on the black market, but nothing comes without a price. Would parents love a genetically perfect child enough to risk the monstrosity of the possible side effects?
    13+
    44min
    Jan 19, 1996
  • 4. I Hear You Calling

    4. I Hear You Calling

    After intercepting a strange cellular phone call, reporter Carter Jones (Ally Sheedy) finds herself thrown in the middle of a deadly game of cat and mouse. The only clues to the mystery: a strange man with violet eyes, and people who disappear, leaving behind only a pile of purple ash.
    After intercepting a strange cellular phone call, reporter Carter Jones (Ally Sheedy) finds herself thrown in the middle of a deadly game of cat and mouse. The only clues to the mystery: a strange man with violet eyes, and people who disappear, leaving behind only a pile of purple ash.
    13+
    44min
    Jan 26, 1996
  • 5. Mind Over Matter

    5. Mind Over Matter

    When an accident put Dr. Stein's (Mark Hamill) colleague in a coma, he must make the most important ethical decision of his medical career. Should he use his new invention that allows doctors to tap into human brain waves? Does he allow love to affect his decision or does he let nature take its course.
    When an accident put Dr. Stein's (Mark Hamill) colleague in a coma, he must make the most important ethical decision of his medical career. Should he use his new invention that allows doctors to tap into human brain waves? Does he allow love to affect his decision or does he let nature take its course.
    13+
    44min
    Feb 2, 1996
  • 6. Beyond The Veil

    6. Beyond The Veil

    After flashbacks of an alien abduction, Eddie Wexler (Michael O'Keefe) is institutionalized where a controversial memory technique is being used. His doctor appears to be an alien and he is caught in an internal dilemma as to whether he is delirious or if the hospital has been taken over by aliens.
    After flashbacks of an alien abduction, Eddie Wexler (Michael O'Keefe) is institutionalized where a controversial memory technique is being used. His doctor appears to be an alien and he is caught in an internal dilemma as to whether he is delirious or if the hospital has been taken over by aliens.
    TV-14
    44min
    Feb 9, 1996
  • 7. First Anniversary

    7. First Anniversary

    As he celebrates his first anniversary. Norman (Matt Frewer) thinks he's the luckiest man alive, but suddenly, his beautiful wife doesn't look, feel or smell the same. And what's even worse, he can't stand to be around her. Is love blind? Is beauty only skin deep? Guess again.
    As he celebrates his first anniversary. Norman (Matt Frewer) thinks he's the luckiest man alive, but suddenly, his beautiful wife doesn't look, feel or smell the same. And what's even worse, he can't stand to be around her. Is love blind? Is beauty only skin deep? Guess again.
    TV-14
    44min
    Feb 16, 1996
  • 8. Straight and Narrow

    8. Straight and Narrow

    Problem child Rusty (Ryan Philippe) finds himself thrown into a military school bent on straightening him out. The school officials use some unorthodox methods to turn students into top business and political leaders. Rusty has eluded their control so far, but can he escape from this prison of the mind?
    Problem child Rusty (Ryan Philippe) finds himself thrown into a military school bent on straightening him out. The school officials use some unorthodox methods to turn students into top business and political leaders. Rusty has eluded their control so far, but can he escape from this prison of the mind?
    16+
    44min
    Feb 23, 1996
  • 9. Trial By Fire

    9. Trial By Fire

    On the first day of his presidency, Charles Halsey (Robert Foxworth) is faced with the first galactic foreign policy decision. As aliens are fast approaching Earth, the peace loving liberal president must determine their intention. Are these invaders bent on conquering Earth? Or are they benevolent explorers reaching out to another civilization?
    On the first day of his presidency, Charles Halsey (Robert Foxworth) is faced with the first galactic foreign policy decision. As aliens are fast approaching Earth, the peace loving liberal president must determine their intention. Are these invaders bent on conquering Earth? Or are they benevolent explorers reaching out to another civilization?
    13+
    44min
    Mar 1, 1996
  • 10. Worlds Apart

    10. Worlds Apart

    In a bizarre twist of fate, Nancy McDonald (Bonnie Bedelia) receives a distress call from Lindy (Chad Willett), a former lover, who was lost in space twenty years earlier. And he has a message: He's alive…and he desperately needs her help.
    In a bizarre twist of fate, Nancy McDonald (Bonnie Bedelia) receives a distress call from Lindy (Chad Willett), a former lover, who was lost in space twenty years earlier. And he has a message: He's alive…and he desperately needs her help.
    TV-14
    44min
    Mar 21, 1996
  • 11. The Refuge

    11. The Refuge

    A man finds himself in what seems to be a refuge in a post-apocalyptic world, lorded over by a sadistic industrialist who pits his guests against one another for enjoyment but all is not what it seems to be.
    A man finds himself in what seems to be a refuge in a post-apocalyptic world, lorded over by a sadistic industrialist who pits his guests against one another for enjoyment but all is not what it seems to be.
    16+
    44min
    Apr 5, 1996
  • 12. Inconstant Moon

    12. Inconstant Moon

    When lonely physics professor Stanley Hart (Michael Gross) realizes that the sun is about to burn out he knows humanity has only hours to live. Rushing to make up for lost time, he courts and proposes to Leslie (Joanna Gleason) who happily accepts -- until the truth of the world's fate is revealed.
    When lonely physics professor Stanley Hart (Michael Gross) realizes that the sun is about to burn out he knows humanity has only hours to live. Rushing to make up for lost time, he courts and proposes to Leslie (Joanna Gleason) who happily accepts -- until the truth of the world's fate is revealed.
    13+
    44min
    Apr 12, 1996
  • 13. From Within

    13. From Within

    Mentally challenged Howie (Neil Patrick Harris) is the last unaffected person in a small town overrun by a parasitically-induced madness. Howie is desperate to save his sister Sheila (Christine Hirt), but deprived of her guidance for the first time, he must rely on his own strength to overcome the madness.
    Mentally challenged Howie (Neil Patrick Harris) is the last unaffected person in a small town overrun by a parasitically-induced madness. Howie is desperate to save his sister Sheila (Christine Hirt), but deprived of her guidance for the first time, he must rely on his own strength to overcome the madness.
    13+
    44min
    Apr 28, 1996
  • 14. The Heist

    14. The Heist

    After a friend's betrayal cost him his Army career, Lee Taylor (Costas Mandylor) helps a self-styled militia Major hijack an Army shipment. Expecting missiles, they find a mysterious, sealed cargo and a lone Army Guard who warns of its deadly capability. They choose to take matters into their own hands, only to receive the chill of their lives.
    After a friend's betrayal cost him his Army career, Lee Taylor (Costas Mandylor) helps a self-styled militia Major hijack an Army shipment. Expecting missiles, they find a mysterious, sealed cargo and a lone Army Guard who warns of its deadly capability. They choose to take matters into their own hands, only to receive the chill of their lives.
    13+
    44min
    May 5, 1996
  • 15. Afterlife

    15. Afterlife

    Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, Linden Stiles can either accept execution or become the subject of a military experiment. Choosing to live, he finds himself slowly dehumanized by the alien DNA that has been injected into him.
    Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, Linden Stiles can either accept execution or become the subject of a military experiment. Choosing to live, he finds himself slowly dehumanized by the alien DNA that has been injected into him.
    13+
    44min
    May 19, 1996
  • 16. The Deprogrammers

    16. The Deprogrammers

    With Earth under alien rule, humanity has been programmed into slavery. A band of rebels kidnap Evan (Erich Anderson), one of the alien leader's slaves. After a twist of fate, Evan agrees to assassinate his former master...with devastating results.
    With Earth under alien rule, humanity has been programmed into slavery. A band of rebels kidnap Evan (Erich Anderson), one of the alien leader's slaves. After a twist of fate, Evan agrees to assassinate his former master...with devastating results.
    TV-14
    44min
    May 25, 1996
  • 17. Paradise

    17. Paradise

    When three young women age and die within hours--a small town is turned upside down. How does Helen (Maxine Miller), a doctor's aging mother play into these deaths? After Helen disappears, the astonishing answer is finally revealed
    When three young women age and die within hours--a small town is turned upside down. How does Helen (Maxine Miller), a doctor's aging mother play into these deaths? After Helen disappears, the astonishing answer is finally revealed
    16+
    44min
    Jun 15, 1996
  • 18. The Light Brigade

    18. The Light Brigade

    On a desperate mission, a young cadet (Will Wheaton) learns the difference between heroic ideals and the bitter realities of war. Exposed to fatal doses of radiation when their fleet is wiped out by aliens, they fight illness and death to launch a pre-emptive strike.
    On a desperate mission, a young cadet (Will Wheaton) learns the difference between heroic ideals and the bitter realities of war. Exposed to fatal doses of radiation when their fleet is wiped out by aliens, they fight illness and death to launch a pre-emptive strike.
    13+
    44min
    Jun 23, 1996
  • 19. Falling Star

    19. Falling Star

    With her career at an all-time low and her husband cheating on her, pop singer Melissa McCammon (Sheena Easton) finds herself on the verge of suicide. That is, until she meets Rachel, an ardent fan who just so happens to come from The Outer Limits.
    With her career at an all-time low and her husband cheating on her, pop singer Melissa McCammon (Sheena Easton) finds herself on the verge of suicide. That is, until she meets Rachel, an ardent fan who just so happens to come from The Outer Limits.
    18+
    44min
    Jun 29, 1996
  • 20. Out of Body

    20. Out of Body

    What really happens during an out-of-body experience? Research scientist Rebecca Warfield (Peri Gilpin) is so desperate to find out, she decides to be her own research subject. After the experiment is tampered with, she must find a way out of another dimension.
    What really happens during an out-of-body experience? Research scientist Rebecca Warfield (Peri Gilpin) is so desperate to find out, she decides to be her own research subject. After the experiment is tampered with, she must find a way out of another dimension.
    13+
    44min
    Jul 14, 1996
  • 21. Vanishing Act

    21. Vanishing Act

    When Trevor McPhee (Jon Cryer) goes to the store one night, he wakes up the next day and ten years have passed. As this continues to happen, he finds himself trapped between two worlds. Is Trevor mad...or just reaching The Outer Limits.
    When Trevor McPhee (Jon Cryer) goes to the store one night, he wakes up the next day and ten years have passed. As this continues to happen, he finds himself trapped between two worlds. Is Trevor mad...or just reaching The Outer Limits.
    16+
    44min
    Jul 20, 1996
  • 22. The Sentence

    22. The Sentence

    When Dr. Jack Henson (David Hyde Pierce), an ambitious inventor comes up with a "virtual prison" government officials are interested in its cost efficiency. Rather than life sentences, criminals would only have to spend hours being subjected to harsh treatment. When an innocent man's life is at stake the doctor must submit himself to his own invention--while learning the true meaning of justice.
    When Dr. Jack Henson (David Hyde Pierce), an ambitious inventor comes up with a "virtual prison" government officials are interested in its cost efficiency. Rather than life sentences, criminals would only have to spend hours being subjected to harsh treatment. When an innocent man's life is at stake the doctor must submit himself to his own invention--while learning the true meaning of justice.
    13+
    44min
    Aug 4, 1996
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    FantasyScience FictionPsychological
    IMDb 7.7/1019967 seasons
    In the tradition of the classic anthology series, the new series brings the bizarre, frightening, and disturbing back to life; pushing the imagination to its farthest reaches.
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