New The Twilight Zone Season 2 Promo Features Jordan Peele

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New The Twilight Zone Season 2 promo features Jordan Peele

CBS All Access has released a brand new promo for the upcoming second season of their sci-fi horror anthology series The Twilight Zone, featuring the return of Jordan Peele as the show’s host. Starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Topher Grace, Joe McHale and more, the series is scheduled to make its return on Thursday, June 25. Check out the video in the player below!

The original The Twilight Zone took viewers to another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. Created by Rod Serling, it was a journey into a wondrous land of imagination for five years on CBS, from 1959-1964. The godfather of sci-fi series, the show explored humanity’s hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways conventional drama could not.

The cast and episodes for Season 2 which are in no particular order include:

Episode: “Downtime” – Directed by JD Dillard and written by Jordan Peele, the episode will star Baccarin, Colman Domingo (If Beale Street Could Talk, Fear the Walking Dead) and Tony Hale (Veep, Toy Story 4).

Episode: “The Who of You” – Directed by Peter Atencio and written by Win Rosenfeld, the episode will star Ethan Embry (Grace and Frankie, Blindspotting), Daniel Sunjata (Graceland, Rescue Me) and Billy Porter.

Episode: “A Human Face” – Directed by Christina Choe and written by Alex Rubens, the episode will star Jenna Elfman (Fear the Walking Dead, Dharma & Greg), Meloni and Tavi Gevinson (Person to Person, Enough Said).

Episode: “Among The Untrodden” – Directed by Tayarisha Poe and written by Heather Anne Campbell, the episode will introduce Abbie Hern and Sophia Macy.

Episode: “Meet in the Middle” – Directed by Mathias Herndl and written by Emily C. Chang and Sara Amini, the episode will star Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, Black Mirror: USS Callister) and Gillian Jacobs (Community, Love).

Episode: “8” – Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead from a script by written by Glen Morgan, the episode will be starring (previously announced) Joel McHale (Community, Stargirl) and Brandon Jay McLaren (UnREAL, Graceland).

Episode: “A Small Town” – Directed by Alonso Alvarez-Barreda from a script by written by Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due, the episode will be starring Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings, Let’s Be Cops), David Krumholtz (The Deuce, Evel), Natalie Martinez (Reminiscence, The I-Land), and Paula Newsome (Barry, Chicago Med).

Episode: “Try, Try” – Directed by Jennifer McGowan from a script by written by Alex Rubens, the episode will be starring Topher Grace (Blackkklansman, Black Mirror) and Kylie Bunbury (When They See Us, Pitch).

Episode: “You Might Also Like” – Written and directed by Osgood Perkins, the episode will be starring Gretchen Mol (Boardwalk Empire, Manchester by the Sea) and Greta Lee (Russian Doll, High Maintenance).

Episode: “Ovation” – Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour from a script by written by Emily C. Chang and Sara Amini, the episode will be starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Birds of Prey, Lovecraft Country), Tawny Newsome (Space Force, Lower Decks), Sky Ferreira (Baby Driver, Twin Peaks), Paul F. Tompkins (BoJack Horseman, Comedy Bang! Bang!), and Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!, Night at the Museum).

The first season featured a star-studded ensemble cast which included: Seth Rogen (Invincible), Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), John Cho (Searching), Jacob Tremblay (The Predator), Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead), Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2, Joker), Betty Gabriel (Get Out) and more.

The new Twilight Zone series is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films. Jordan Peele, Kinberg, and Marco Ramirez serve as executive producers for the series and collaborated on the premiere episode. Win Rosenfeld and Audrey Chon also serve as executive producers.