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The Outer Limits (1963 – 1965)

1963 • 2 seasons • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • TV-PG
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The Outer LimitsSeason 1

32 episodes · Sep 16, 1963

1. The Galaxy Being
Sep 16, 1963 · 52m · 7.1

Allan Maxwell, a radio station engineer, managed to make contact with an extraterrestrial presence. However, when the station’s transmission power was increased, the alien entity was abruptly transported to Earth, unleashing chaotic consequ

2. The Hundred Days of the Dragon
Sep 23, 1963 · 52m · 6.8

A shadowy foreign power orchestrated a chilling deception, substituting the President of the United States for their own operative. This audacious act was achieved through the deployment of a potent substance capable of momentarily reshapin

3. The Architects of Fear
Sep 30, 1963 · 52m · 7.0

A grand design spirals into disaster as a collective of scientists orchestrates a complex deception, intending to instill fear and, in doing so, finally bring humanity together.

4. The Man with the Power
Oct 7, 1963 · 51m · 7.0

A daring experiment grants a university professor extraordinary abilities, yet it is his subconscious that wields this newfound power—turning it against those who have wronged him.

5. The Sixth Finger
Oct 14, 1963 · 52m · 7.7

Driven by an audacious theory, a scientist devised a method for accelerating the natural progression of life. Seeking a practical demonstration, he selected a humble miner as his initial subject, intending to observe firsthand the effects o

6. The Man Who Was Never Born
Oct 28, 1963 · 52m · 6.9

A lone astronaut journeyed forward through time, arriving in the twenty-third century to find Earth transformed into a desolate ruin, populated only by monstrous creatures.

7. O.B.I.T.
Nov 4, 1963 · 52m · 5.0

A remarkable innovation now makes it possible to observe individuals, regardless of their location.

8. The Human Factor
Nov 11, 1963 · 52m · 6.7

Deep within an Arctic military installation, a scientist devised a device capable of linking consciousnesses. A sudden tremor shook the base, triggering a critical error in the machine; when it reactivated, two men found themselves trapped—

9. Corpus Earthling
Nov 18, 1963 · 52m · 6.7

The man carried a steel plate within his skull, and it brought him privy to whispers of global dominion. Yet, he couldn't place their source; these pronouncements seemed to drift to him without origin, leaving him adrift in a sea of disembo

10. Nightmare
Dec 2, 1963 · 52m · 7.0

During combat operations on the world of Ebon, a number of soldiers were taken prisoner, subjected to interrogation, and endured torture.

11. It Crawled Out of the Woodwork
Dec 9, 1963 · 52m · 6.0

A creature formed entirely of raw energy threatened the researchers at a secluded laboratory, concealing within its existence a perilous truth.

12. The Borderland
Dec 16, 1963 · 52m · 5.5

Ian Fraser, a scientist driven by singular ambition, devised a machine capable of breaching the veil separating our reality from… something beyond. Whether that something was truly the afterlife remained unproven. Fraser managed to persuade

13. Tourist Attraction
Dec 23, 1963 · 52m · 6.3

Deep within a South American nation, a team of explorers stumbled upon a creature from a forgotten age—a monstrous being dwelling within the depths of an ancient lake. This astonishing find quickly embroiled them in a dangerous confrontatio

14. The Zanti Misfits
Dec 30, 1963 · 52m · 6.8

Refugees from the world of Zanti landed upon Earth, and a remarkable secret came to light when two defiant humans trespassed into their secluded existence.

15. The Mice
Jan 6, 1964 · 52m · 5.5

Within the confines of his unending imprisonment, a man condemned to life discovered a startling possibility: the chance to exchange his existence for that of a being from another world.

16. Controlled Experiment
Jan 13, 1964 · 52m · 6.3

From their distant world, two observers examine humanity’s practice of taking life.

17. Don't Open Till Doomsday
Jan 20, 1964 · 52m · 5.0

The joy of a newlywed couple’s honeymoon was abruptly shattered when they discovered the unsettling contents of an unmarked box.

18. ZZZZZ
Jan 27, 1964 · 52m · 8.2

A queen bee took on the guise of a woman, intending to ensnare a heedless scientist as her chosen consort.

19. The Invisibles
Feb 3, 1964 · 52m · 5.0

Under deep cover, a government operative embedded himself within a clandestine criminal network—a group whose loyalty was secured through the insidious influence of extraterrestrial parasites.

20. The Bellero Shield
Feb 10, 1964 · 52m · 7.0

The researcher managed to secure a specimen – an extraterrestrial being possessing the remarkable ability to generate an impenetrable defensive barrier.

21. The Children of Spider County
Feb 17, 1964 · 52m · 5.0

In the span of a single day, four scientists vanished without a trace. Each had been born in the same county, on the very same date. A fifth scientist languished in prison, and a federal agent was dispatched to investigate the disappearance

22. Specimen: Unknown
Feb 24, 1964 · 52m · 6.0

The crew of a research station orbiting Earth made a startling discovery: a plant unlike any they had encountered before, possessing both remarkable qualities and a palpable sense of threat.

23. Second Chance
Mar 2, 1964 · 52m · 7.5

A party of riders stepped aboard what appeared to be a standard amusement park attraction, only to discover, much to the astonishment of their designated “captain,” that they were about to embark on an unexpected journey through space.

24. Moonstone
Mar 9, 1964 · 52m · 7.0

The crew of a lunar research station made an extraordinary discovery: a peculiar stone, unearthed during routine excavation, which seemed to possess a vitality defying explanation.

25. The Mutant
Mar 16, 1964 · 52m · 5.0

A storm of radioactive precipitation descended upon a research outpost on a far-off world, triggering a profound transformation in one of its scientists. The exposure drove him to madness while simultaneously granting him the unsettling abi

26. The Guests
Mar 23, 1964 · 52m · 6.0

Coming upon an old man deceased at the roadside, a young man stumbled upon a peculiar dwelling. Within its walls, he found individuals held captive, seemingly untouched by time, under the sway of an otherworldly presence.

27. Fun and Games
Mar 30, 1964 · 52m · 6.7

A pair of humans and a pair of extraterrestrial beings found themselves abruptly relocated to an alien world. Their captors informed them of a grim contest – they were to fight one another until death. The consequences were dire: the home p

28. The Special One
Apr 6, 1964 · 52m · 5.5

The parents of a remarkably bright child found themselves increasingly unsettled by the arrival of his new tutor. It soon became apparent, however, that their concerns stemmed from something far stranger than mere pedagogical disagreement –

29. A Feasibility Study
Apr 13, 1964 · 52m · 7.5

The extraterrestrial beings holding humanity captive were taken aback by a peculiar development: an entire residential district vanished, spirited away to another world as part of a scheme intended to subjugate humankind.

30. Production and Decay of Strange Particles
Apr 20, 1964 · 52m · 6.0

A catastrophic incident at a nuclear research facility tore open a dimensional rift, unleashing lethal entities into our world.

31. The Chameleon
Apr 27, 1964 · 52m · 7.0

Deep undercover, a government operative found his loyalties tested as he integrated himself within a stranded group of extraterrestrials, their vessel reduced to the scattered remains of a crashed spacecraft.

32. The Forms of Things Unknown
May 4, 1964 · 52m · 7.0

Driven by circumstance, two women found themselves before a house, its presence entirely unexpected. Within, they discovered an inventor consumed by mania, and at the heart of his chaotic workshop stood a device rumored to possess the impos

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