The Twilight Zone (1985)

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (13,395 votes)
Episode average: 6.6 -1.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Robin Ward Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (1985)

6.94 avg 24 episodes 7.5 → 6.4 52 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Shatterday/A Little Peace and Quiet	7.5	1,049
2	Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon	7.2	717
3	Healer/Children's Zoo/Kentucky Rye	7.0	579
4	Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers	7.1	662
5	If She Dies/Ye Gods	5.8	483
6	Examination Day/A Message from Charity	7.8	690
7	Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour	7.1	589
8	Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice	6.7	509
9	Dead Woman's Shoes/Wong's Lost and Found Emporium	6.8	531
10	The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day	6.9	549
11	The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty	6.8	420
12	Her Pilgrim Soul/I of Newton	7.6	578
13	Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star	6.9	450
14	Still Life/The Little People of Killany Woods/The Misfortune Cookie	6.6	390
15	Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes	7.4	491
16	The Elevator/To See the Invisible Man/Tooth and Consequences	6.9	436
17	Welcome to Winfield/Quarantine	6.6	407
18	Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading	6.4	491
19	The Leprechaun-Artist/Dead Run	6.5	400
20	Profile in Silver/Button, Button	7.7	610
21	Need to Know/Red Snow	6.9	402
22	Take My Life... Please!/Devil's Alphabet/The Library	6.9	344
23	Shadow Play/Grace Note	7.0	359
24	A Day in Beaumont/The Last Defender of Camelot	6.4	354

Season 2 (1986)

6.61 avg 11 episodes 6.5 → 5.5 55 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Once and Future King/A Saucer of Loneliness	6.5	420
2	What Are Friends For?/Aqua Vita	6.5	379
3	The Storyteller/Nightsong	6.3	337
4	The After Hours/Lost and Found/The World Next Door	6.2	382
5	The Toys of Caliban	7.6	416
6	The Convict's Piano	6.8	308
7	The Road Less Travelled	6.3	338
8	The Card/The Junction	7.3	400
9	Joy Ride/Shelter Skelter/Private Channel	7.1	393
10	Time and Teresa Golowitz/Voices in the Earth	6.6	334
11	Song of the Younger World/The Girl I Married	5.5	300

Season 3 (1988)

6.42 avg 30 episodes 6.9 → 6.2 22 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Curious Case of Edgar Witherspoon	6.9	316
2	Extra Innings	6.6	334
3	The Crossing	5.4	304
4	The Hunters	5.7	309
5	Dream Me a Life	6.3	317
6	Memories	6.3	296
7	The Hellgramite Method	7.2	383
8	Our Selena Is Dying	6.6	298
9	The Call	6.7	340
10	The Trance	5.9	290
11	Acts of Terror	6.8	307
12	20/20 Vision	6.7	317
13	There Was an Old Woman	6.4	306
14	The Trunk	6.5	320
15	Appointment on Route 17	5.8	308
16	The Cold Equations	7.1	364
17	Stranger in Possum Meadows	5.9	293
18	Street of Shadows	6.1	298
19	Something in the Walls	6.6	322
20	A Game of Pool	6.4	316
21	Room 2426	6.5	297
22	The Mind of Simon Foster	7.1	321
23	The Wall	6.1	397
24	Cat and Mouse	6.8	301
25	Rendezvous in a Dark Place	6.6	300
26	Many, Many Monkeys	6.3	295
27	Love Is Blind	6.9	302
28	Crazy as a Soup Sandwich	5.5	287
29	Special Service	6.8	295
30	Father & Son Game	6.2	290

The Twilight Zone (1985)

Cast

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