One Step Beyond (1959)

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond is an American anthology series created by Merwin Gerard. The original series ran for three seasons on ABC from January 1959 to July 1961.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (2,165 votes)
Seasons: 3
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Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

John Newland Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (1959)

6.95 avg 22 episodes 7.1 → 6.6 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Bride Possessed	7.1	458
2	Night of April 14th	7.1	439
3	Emergency Only	7.7	408
4	The Dark Room	7.1	390
5	Twelve Hours to Live	6.7	289
6	Epilogue	7.1	320
7	The Dream	6.6	270
8	Premonition	6.4	270
9	The Dead Part of the House	7.0	322
10	The Vision	7.0	305
11	The Devil's Laughter	7.0	282
12	The Return of Mitchell Campion	7.2	301
13	The Navigator	7.5	293
14	The Secret	6.9	273
15	The Aerialist	6.5	264
16	The Burning Girl	7.0	259
17	The Haunted U-Boat	7.1	272
18	Image of Death	7.0	232
19	The Captain's Guests	6.6	245
20	Echo	7.1	256
21	Front Runner	6.6	224
22	The Riddle	6.6	230

Season 2 (1959)

6.72 avg 39 episodes 6.6 → 6.0 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Delusion	6.6	230
2	Ordeal on Locust Street	6.1	213
3	Brainwave	7.2	200
4	Doomsday	6.3	197
5	Night of the Kill	6.6	112
6	The Inheritance	6.1	180
7	The Open Window	6.7	187
8	Message from Clara	6.9	188
9	Forked Lightning	6.2	179
10	Reunion	7.1	166
11	Dead Ringer	6.8	175
12	The Stone Cutter	7.1	141
13	Father Image	7.0	100
14	Make Me Not a Witch	7.3	187
15	The Hand	6.8	170
16	The Justice Tree	7.0	85
17	Earthquake	7.1	170
18	The Forests of the Night	6.5	140
19	Call from Tomorrow	6.1	135
20	Who Are You?	6.7	151
21	The Day the World Wept-The Lincoln Story	7.3	108
22	The Lovers	5.8	135
23	Vanishing Point	7.2	170
24	The Mask	6.8	156
25	The Haunting	6.8	153
26	The Explorer	6.7	160
27	The Clown	7.1	204
28	I Saw You Tomorrow	6.7	146
29	Encounter	6.9	141
30	The Peter Hurkos Story: Part 1	7.3	119
31	The Peter Hurkos Story: Part 2	7.3	120
32	Delia	6.5	154
33	The Visitor	7.4	216
34	Gypsy	6.8	155
35	Contact	6.1	108
36	The Lonely Room	6.3	74
37	House of the Dead	6.3	134
38	Goodbye Grandpa	6.6	139
39	The Storm	6.0	128

Season 3 (1960)

6.94 avg 36 episodes 7.3 → 7.2 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tidalwave	7.3	156
2	Anniversary of a Murder	6.8	142
3	The Death Waltz	7.5	126
4	The Return	6.9	81
5	If You See Sally	7.8	114
6	Moment of Hate	7.1	142
7	To Know the End	6.6	147
8	The Trap	7.2	165
9	The Voice	7.0	85
10	The Promise	7.2	86
11	Tonight at 12:17	7.3	127
12	Where Are They?	7.0	164
13	Legacy of Love	6.6	144
14	Rendezvous	6.8	100
15	The Executioner	7.5	146
16	The Last Round	7.1	148
17	Dead Man's Tale	6.8	139
18	The Sacred Mushroom	7.2	104
19	The Gift	6.1	106
20	Person Unknown	6.4	126
21	Night of Decision	6.0	126
22	The Stranger	7.2	73
23	Justice	7.1	109
24	The Face	6.7	74
25	The Room Upstairs	6.6	79
26	Signal Received	7.6	103
27	The Confession	7.7	93
28	The Avengers	6.9	70
29	The Prisoner	7.3	78
30	Blood Flower	5.8	63
31	The Sorcerer	7.0	110
32	The Villa	6.8	72
33	Midnight	5.5	94
34	The Tiger	7.5	83
35	Nightmare	6.9	66
36	Eyewitness	7.2	78