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 (2,187 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 -1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 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	463
2	Night of April 14th	7.1	444
3	Emergency Only	7.7	411
4	The Dark Room	7.1	396
5	Twelve Hours to Live	6.7	293
6	Epilogue	7.1	324
7	The Dream	6.6	273
8	Premonition	6.4	276
9	The Dead Part of the House	7.0	328
10	The Vision	7.0	309
11	The Devil's Laughter	7.0	284
12	The Return of Mitchell Campion	7.2	304
13	The Navigator	7.5	295
14	The Secret	6.9	275
15	The Aerialist	6.5	265
16	The Burning Girl	7.0	261
17	The Haunted U-Boat	7.1	275
18	Image of Death	7.0	234
19	The Captain's Guests	6.6	247
20	Echo	7.1	258
21	Front Runner	6.5	227
22	The Riddle	6.6	235

Season 2 (1959)

6.71 avg 39 episodes 6.6 → 6.0 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Delusion	6.6	234
2	Ordeal on Locust Street	6.1	216
3	Brainwave	7.2	201
4	Doomsday	6.3	200
5	Night of the Kill	6.5	114
6	The Inheritance	6.1	183
7	The Open Window	6.7	189
8	Message from Clara	6.9	190
9	Forked Lightning	6.2	181
10	Reunion	7.1	169
11	Dead Ringer	6.8	178
12	The Stone Cutter	7.0	143
13	Father Image	6.9	103
14	Make Me Not a Witch	7.3	194
15	The Hand	6.8	175
16	The Justice Tree	7.0	88
17	Earthquake	7.1	173
18	The Forests of the Night	6.5	144
19	Call from Tomorrow	6.1	137
20	Who Are You?	6.7	155
21	The Day the World Wept-The Lincoln Story	7.3	110
22	The Lovers	5.9	139
23	Vanishing Point	7.2	173
24	The Mask	6.8	158
25	The Haunting	6.8	156
26	The Explorer	6.7	162
27	The Clown	7.1	207
28	I Saw You Tomorrow	6.7	148
29	Encounter	6.9	144
30	The Peter Hurkos Story: Part 1	7.2	122
31	The Peter Hurkos Story: Part 2	7.2	123
32	Delia	6.5	157
33	The Visitor	7.4	222
34	Gypsy	6.8	158
35	Contact	6.0	111
36	The Lonely Room	6.3	76
37	House of the Dead	6.3	137
38	Goodbye Grandpa	6.5	142
39	The Storm	6.0	130

Season 3 (1960)

6.93 avg 36 episodes 7.2 → 7.2 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tidalwave	7.2	159
2	Anniversary of a Murder	6.8	143
3	The Death Waltz	7.5	128
4	The Return	6.8	83
5	If You See Sally	7.8	116
6	Moment of Hate	7.1	145
7	To Know the End	6.6	149
8	The Trap	7.2	168
9	The Voice	6.9	88
10	The Promise	7.2	89
11	Tonight at 12:17	7.3	132
12	Where Are They?	7.0	167
13	Legacy of Love	6.6	147
14	Rendezvous	6.8	102
15	The Executioner	7.5	150
16	The Last Round	7.1	152
17	Dead Man's Tale	6.8	142
18	The Sacred Mushroom	7.1	107
19	The Gift	6.1	108
20	Person Unknown	6.4	128
21	Night of Decision	6.0	129
22	The Stranger	7.2	75
23	Justice	7.0	112
24	The Face	6.8	77
25	The Room Upstairs	6.6	81
26	Signal Received	7.6	104
27	The Confession	7.7	95
28	The Avengers	6.8	73
29	The Prisoner	7.3	80
30	Blood Flower	5.8	65
31	The Sorcerer	7.0	113
32	The Villa	6.8	74
33	Midnight	5.6	97
34	The Tiger	7.5	86
35	Nightmare	6.9	68
36	Eyewitness	7.2	80