The Twilight Zone: Jordan Peele walks away from revival after two seasons

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

The Twilight Zone revival has officially come to an end after two seasons on the CBS All Access streaming service – and it wasn't the streamer's choice. According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS All Access (which will be rebranded Paramount Plus in March) wanted to move forward with a third season, but the production companies headed up by executive producers Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg both decided to walk away from the project.

In addition to executive producing the show, Peele was also the host and narrator.

Julie McNamara, head of programming at the streamer, released the following statement: 

Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg and the entire production team truly reimagined The Twilight Zone for the modern age. They upheld the classic series' legacy of socially conscious storytelling and pushed today's viewers to explore all new dimensions of thought-provoking and topical themes that we hope will resonate with audiences for years to come."

I never got around to watching any of the revival's twenty episodes, so I don't really have an opinion on its cancellation. For fans of the show, it has to be disappointing that it had such a short run.

It's not clear why Peele and Kinberg chose not to keep working on The Twilight Zone, but Peele does have an overall TV deal set up at Amazon.