Jordan Peele’s reboot of
The Twilight Zone officially launched on CBS All Access today. Normally, you need a subscription to the streaming service to watch it, but thanks to a GEICO sponsorship, CBS is presenting the series premiere of the revival for free on YouTube.
The first episode, “
The Comedian,” is now available to stream on YouTube. It stars Kumail Nanjiani as the title character - a stand-up comic
“incorporates details about the lives of people he knows into his routine, unaware that every joke he makes results in someone being erased from existence.”
Witness if you will, the re-imagining of the most iconic series of all time. Join Academy Award® winner Jordan Peele as he hosts a journey through a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Next stop ahead, The Twilight Zone, now streaming exclusively on CBS All Access.
“
The Comedian” is one of two episodes that premiered today on CBS All Access. The second, "
Nightmare at 30,000 Feet,” stars Adam Scott as a journalist aboard a commercial flight from the United States to Tel Aviv, Israel
“who finds an MP3 player with a true crime podcast that details how the plane he is currently on will disappear.”
Future episodes in the series will star John Cho, Tracy Morgan, Ike Barinholtz, David Wayne, Taissa Farmiga, Rhea Seehorn, Alison Tolman, John Cho, Sanaa Lathan, Jacob Tremblay, Jessica Williams and Steven Yeun. Meanwhile, writer/director Jordan Peele will guide us on this wondrous journey as the iconic host and narrator.
The Twilight Zone is locked behind a subscription; however, CBS All Access is also allowing a free week-long trial, so it is possible to watch both episodes for free before deciding if you want to subscribe.