Some of the half-hour TZs feel a bit rushed, frankly, and most fans agree that many of the hour-long episodes (50 minutes minus ad time) - even ones that I like quite a bit - could use some trims. No, there’s nothing sacrosanct about the 30-minute length of all but 18 of the original Twilight Zone episodes (25 minutes, if you subtract time for ads). So what went wrong? Let’s mention a couple of things that have come up previously, then get into some other factors we haven’t discussed before. I’d be surprised if that sort of negativity had no effect whatsoever.
It may be that Peele and his collaborators were able to shrug this off, but hey, we’re human. As you might imagine, I followed fan response pretty closely on social media, and every time the latest reboot came up, the opinions ran at least 80/20 against it.
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I can’t help but wonder, though, if negative reaction to the series played a part in the decision. Or it could be that we should take their statement at face value: They told their stories, it was fun, but now it’s time to move on. Perhaps they found themselves getting interested in other projects. Maybe the pandemic made it difficult to get things rolling again. Why the kibosh on a third season? It’s hard to say, at least from the outside looking in. Most of them I touched on in previous posts about the series, and I summed them up after Season 1 in this one.Ĭuriously enough, the latest reboot wasn’t cancelled by the network, but by the creators themselves: Jordan Peele and his company, Monkeypaw Productions: There were elements I liked about the new version (one of which has nothing to do with the show itself). This isn’t because I’m trying to be diplomatic. Dillard, Ana Lily Amirpour, Peter Atencio, Osgood Perkins, and Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead were among those who helmed episodes in the second season.I’ve heard quite a range of reactions to the news that Jordan Peele’s reboot of The Twilight Zone won’t be back for a third season. The show was also a great way for directors to come in and tackle a story quickly and then move on to another project people like J.D. The show had a lot going for it, including Peele stepping in front of the camera as its host and a murder's row of terrific actors who dropped by for a single episode over the course of its two existing seasons.
The fact that the show is over is a bummer for fans of anthology shows, and especially for those who thought this new iteration of The Twilight Zone had the potential to settle into a better groove as it went along. It was an honor and a privilege to bring audiences a modern re-imagining of Rod Serling's iconic creation. After 20 unique episodes, we have told the stories that we wanted to tell, and CBS All Access was gracious in their understanding of our decision. We cherished the opportunity to collaborate with so many talented writers, actors and crewmembers. Here's a statement the companies sent to Deadline: We greatly enjoyed our time working on The Twilight Zone - particularly when the real world around us often felt more and more like another dimension. It turns out there was slightly more to it than that: the series has indeed come to an end, but to hear Monkeypaw and Genre Films tell it, they basically accomplished what they set out to do in the first place and chose not to continue making the series anymore. During the slew of announcements regarding Paramount+ content that were released last night, The Twilight Zone was nowhere to be found, and reports began making the rounds that the show had been canceled.
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