The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)

The Outer Limits
Genre
Created byLeslie Stevens
Narrated byVic Perrin (Control Voice)
Opening themeDominic Frontiere (1963–64)
Harry Lubin (1964–65)
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes49 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerLeslie Stevens
ProducersJoseph Stefano (1963–64)
Ben Brady (1964–65)
CinematographyConrad Hall, John M. Nickolaus, Kenneth Peach
Running time51 minutes
Production companiesDaystar Productions
Villa DiStefano Productions
United Artists Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 16, 1963 (1963-09-16) 
January 16, 1965 (1965-01-16)

The Outer Limits is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from September 16, 1963, to January 16, 1965, at 7:30 PM Eastern Time on Mondays. It is often compared to The Twilight Zone, but features a greater emphasis on science fiction (rather than stories of fantasy or the supernatural). It is an anthology of self-contained episodes, sometimes with plot twists at their ends.

In 1997, the episode "The Zanti Misfits" was ranked #98 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

It was revived in 1995, until its cancellation in 2002.

In April 2019, a new revival was stated to be in development at a premium cable network.