About this series
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.
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Quick facts
First Aired
1963
Seasons
2
Episodes
49
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.8/10
Votes
160
Genre
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Status
Ended
Network
ABC
Director
Language
EN
Seasons
S01E01
The Galaxy Being
A radio station engineer named Allan Maxwell establishes contact with an alien being. But when the station's power is turned up, the alien is teleported to Earth where its radioact…
S01E02
The Hundred Days of the Dragon
A sinister foreign power replaces the President of the United States with its own agent via the use of a powerful drug allowing the skin to be temporarily molded into any likeness.
S01E03
The Architects of Fear
A noble scheme goes horribly awry when a group of scientists plan an elaborate hoax designed to frighten and ultimately unite humankind.
S01E04
The Man with the Power
A radical experiment gives a college professor incredible power, which his subconcious mind uses to destroy his enemies.
S01E05
The Sixth Finger
A scientist discovers a way to speed up evolution and tries out the process on a simple miner.
S01E06
The Man Who Was Never Born
An astronaut travels to the 23rd Century, where he finds the Earth a blasted wasteland inhabited by monsters.
S01E07
O.B.I.T.
A new invention allows spying on anyone, anywhere.
S01E08
The Human Factor
At a military base far in the arctic, a man invents a machine which allows two minds to contact one another. An earthquake causes a malfunction and two men wake up to find that the…
S01E09
Corpus Earthling
A man with a steel plate in his head overhears conversations about global conquest. But where are the voices coming from?
S01E10
Nightmare
In a war action with the planet Ebon, some soldiers are captured, interrogated and tortured.
S01E11
It Crawled Out of the Woodwork
An incredible being made of pure energy imperils the staff of a research lab and hides a deadly secret.
S01E12
The Borderland
A scientist named Ian Fraser invents a machine which can pierce the borderland between this world and... The Afterlife? Maybe. Fraser convinces an industrialist to finance future e…
S01E13
Tourist Attraction
In a South American country a group of explorers discover a prehistoric monster in an ancient lake. The discovery leads them into conflict with the country's dictator.
S01E14
The Zanti Misfits
Exiles from the planet Zanti arrive on Earth, and a startling truth is uncovered when two human renegades invade their privacy.
S01E15
The Mice
A convict serving a life sentence finds that he has an alternative: change places with an alien.
S01E16
Controlled Experiment
Two Martian investigators probe our custom of homicide.
S01E17
Don't Open Till Doomsday
A young couple's honeymoon is cut short by the horrifying contents of a mysterious box.
S01E18
ZZZZZ
A queen bee assumes a human appearance in order to make an unwary scientist into her new mate.
S01E19
The Invisibles
A government agent infiltrates a secret criminal organization that uses alien parasites to control its members.
S01E20
The Bellero Shield
A scientist captures an alien that can protect itself with an unbreakable shield.
S01E21
The Children of Spider County
Four scientists disappear in one day. All were born in the same county, on the same day. A fifth scientist is in jail and a federal agent is assigned to the case. The fifth man is …
S01E22
Specimen: Unknown
Scientists on a space station discover an unusual and dangerous plant.
S01E23
Second Chance
A group of people board an amusement park ride. Then they (and their surprised "captain") find that they're really going on a space jaunt.
S01E24
Moonstone
Workers on a moon base find a mysterious rock that appears to be alive.
S01E25
The Mutant
A radioactive rainstorm at a scientific base on a distant planet mutates a scientist driving him insane and making him telepathic.
S01E26
The Guests
After discovering an elderly man dying by the side of the road, a young man finds a strange house where some people are kept prisoner and ageless by an alien intelligence.
S01E27
Fun and Games
Two Earth people are transported to an alien planet, along with two aliens. The are told by their abductors that they will fight each other to the death. The stakes are high: the h…
S01E28
The Special One
Parents of a gifted youngster discover that their son's new tutor is not quite human.
S01E29
A Feasibility Study
The people of Earth surprise their alien captors when an entire neighborhood is transported to another planet as part of a plan to enslave the human race.
S01E30
Production and Decay of Strange Particles
An accident in a nuclear research facility opens a dimensonal doorway and allows deadly creatures to emerge.
S01E31
The Chameleon
A government agent faces a crisis of conscience when he infiltrates a band of aliens marooned aboard the wreckage of a flying saucer.
S01E32
The Forms of Things Unknown
Two women with a body in their car trunk come upon a house by chance wherein a crazed inventor has a machine that can bring back the dead.
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Questions about The Outer Limits
How many seasons does The Outer Limits have?
The Outer Limits has 2 seasons and 49 episodes total.
Who created The Outer Limits?
The Outer Limits was created by Leslie Stevens and first aired in 1963.
What genre is The Outer Limits?
The Outer Limits is a Sci-Fi & Fantasy series.
What is the TMDB rating for The Outer Limits?
The Outer Limits has a TMDB rating of 7.8/10 based on 160 votes.
