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Season 5 – The Outer Limits

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In the tradition of the 1960s cult show of the same name, this anthology series features different actors, many well-known from their previous work, in each episode. The episodes often explore eerie and often supernatural themes with a science-fiction element.
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Chris Kaltenbach Baltimore Sun 04/27/2018
Although uneven in quality, Showtime's The Outer Limits has, at its best, proven a worthy successor to its ancestor's sci-fi legacy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Kevin Conway

The Control Voice

Robbi Chong

Hope Wilson

Wendel Meldrum

Renee Stuyvescent

Torri Higginson

Alyssa Selwyn

Kim Hawthorne

Morgan Winters

Ronny Cox

Lt. Col. Lester Glade

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 22, 1999 The Alien Radio A radio host pooh-poohs callers' UFO encounters until one caller kills himself. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 29, 1999 Donor The first recipient of a full-body transplant starts having mysterious visions about strange people and a murder. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 5, 1999 Small Friends Inmates blackmail a brilliant inventor jailed for murder to get his secret invention; with Ralph Waite and Roddy Piper. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 12, 1999 The Grell A government official and his family are shot down over slave territory. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 19, 1999 The Other Side A doctor discovers a parallel consciousness. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 26, 1999 Joy Ride An aging astronaut returns to space to right a wrong turn in his life. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 12, 1999 Human Operators A woman inspires an enslaved man to rebel. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 2, 1999 Blank Slate A brilliant doctor being pursued by government agents recovers memories stolen by a top-secret program. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 23, 1999 What Will the Neighbors Think? Chaos erupts when a woman develops the power to read her neighbors' minds. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 30, 1999 The Shroud A religious order secretly implants an embryo created with DNA from the Shroud of Turin into an unsuspecting woman. Details Episode 11 Aired May 7, 1999 Ripper A doctor in Victorian London discovers Jack the Ripper is an alien; with Cary Elwes, David Warner and Clare Sims. Details Episode 12 Aired May 14, 1999 The Tribunal A concentration camp survivor (Saul Rubinek) relies on a time traveler to bring a Nazi war criminal to justice; with Alex Daikun and Lindsay Crouse. Details Episode 13 Aired May 21, 1999 Summit Negotiators for Earth and Gregocia, a planet inhabited by a genetically engineered race, try to build trust after a summit goes wrong. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 25, 1999 Descent After injecting himself with primitive DNA, a mild-mannered professor becomes bold and powerful; with Leland Orser, Jenny Levine and Greg Thirloway. Details Episode 15 Aired Jul 2, 1999 The Haven A high-tech building malfunctions disastrously, compelling its previously isolated inhabitants to work together to get free. Details Episode 16 Aired Jul 9, 1999 Deja Vu While trying to open a controlled wormhole, a scientist (Kevin Nealon) becomes caught in a time loop; with Ronny Cox. Details Episode 17 Aired Jul 16, 1999 The Inheritors Killed when a meteor explodes over their city, three people come back to life as geniuses with a single mission. Details Episode 18 Aired Jul 23, 1999 Essence of Life An agent assigned to nab a doctor illegally peddling a drug that can bring the dead back to life becomes hooked on it himself. Details Episode 19 Aired Jul 30, 1999 Stranded Neglected by his father, a boy (Adam Hann-Byrd) finds comfort with an alien whose spaceship crash-lands on Earth; with Chris Potter, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Linda Boyd. Details Episode 20 Aired Aug 6, 1999 Fathers and Sons A man tries to rescue his grandfather from a rest home where a doctor is conducting sinister brain experiments. Details Episode 21 Aired Aug 13, 1999 The Star Crossed Cosmic "Casablanca" tale of a cynical café owner who encounters an old flame in a world dominated by alien invaders. Details Episode 22 Aired Aug 20, 1999 Better Luck Next Time A detective investigates which one of two unusual suspects has committed a series of murders, and whether they are even human. Details

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The Outer Limits — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Mike Rohl, Brad Turner, Jim Kaufman, Mario Azzopardi, Steve Anker, Jeff Woolnough, James Head, Helen Shaver
Executive Producer
Pen Densham, Richard B. Lewis, John Watson, Sam Egan
Screenwriter
Naren Shankar, Scott Peters, Sam Egan, A L Katz, Chris Ruppenthal, Tom Szollosi, Jeff King, James Crocker
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-14 (V|S|L)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 22, 1999