The Twilight Zone (Seasons 1–3)

The Twilight Zone (1985) is an anthology series you can watch online on iFILM — a revival of Rod Serling's original show, running three seasons from 1985 to 1987. Each episode delivers a self-contained story drawn from horror, science fiction, and drama, typically built around a twist that reframes everything before it.

What makes this version interesting is the directing roster. Wes Craven, William Friedkin, Joe Dante, and Martha Coolidge each put their stamp on individual episodes, which gives the series an intentional unevenness — no two installments feel quite alike in tone or execution. The cast cycles through familiar faces: Martin Balsam, Piper Laurie, Jenny Agutter, Jeffrey Tambor, Robert Knepper among them.

The show is a co-production of the US, Canada, and the UK. It never had the cultural weight of the original 1959 series, but for viewers who want short-form genre storytelling without a modern reboot's self-consciousness, this iteration holds up. Stream all episodes of The Twilight Zone (1985) online on iFILM.