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The Outer Limits (1995 – 2002)

1995 • 7 seasons • Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • TV-MA
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The Outer LimitsSeason 4

26 episodes · Jan 23, 1998

1. Criminal Nature
Jan 23, 1998 · 45m · 5.0

The advent of genetic engineering promised a new era of enhanced humanity, yet the technology proved fallible. Alongside the creation of “super-babies,” it also spawned children afflicted with grotesque deformities and a condition known as

2. The Hunt
Jan 30, 1998 · 45m · 7.2

Following the environmentalists' triumph in outlawing hunting, a black market blossomed. Humans now paid handsomely to hunt androids deemed obsolete in the mines. These automatons proved ideal prey: formidable and intelligent, yet incapable

3. Hearts and Minds
Feb 6, 1998 · 45m · 7.0

Captain Taverner and his squad of North American Federation soldiers were tasked with a straightforward mission: locate and eliminate the invading aliens on a distant world. Their objective was to prevent the extraterrestrials from seizing

4. In Another Life
Feb 16, 1998 · 45m · 6.5

A year had passed since Mason Stark lost his wife, Kristin, to a mugger's bullet, and the guilt remained a constant weight. He relentlessly replayed the day of her death in his mind, haunted by the feeling that he could have done more to sh

5. In the Zone
Feb 20, 1998 · 45m · 4.0

The Octal, with its lethal lasers and brutal close combat, has become the arena for a new breed of athlete. But Tanner Brooks is no longer among them. He has pledged to his wife, Jessica, that this tournament will be his last, yet he clings

6. Relativity Theory
Feb 27, 1998 · 45m · 7.0

Biologist Teresa Janovitch (Melissa Gilbert) is an outsider among the soldiers aboard the *Cortez*, a Resource Survey Vehicle bound for Tau Ceti Prime. Earth, depleted of its own resources, hopes to find riches on this new world. Early scan

7. Josh
Mar 6, 1998 · 45m · 5.5

Television reporter Judy Warren (Kate Vernon) recognizes a story of significant magnitude when she views a videotape captured by two tourists in a secluded Alaskan park. The recording depicts Josh Butler (Alex McArthur), a recluse dwelling

8. Rite of Passage
Mar 13, 1998 · 45m · 4.8

The arrival of a child is typically a cause for celebration, yet for Shal and Brav, two young inhabitants of a secluded woodland community, it is a moment steeped in both wonder and sorrow. Following the birth of her son—the first child bor

9. Glyphic
Mar 20, 1998 · 45m · 7.7

Tom Young (Peter Flemming), of the Department of Health, journeys to a secluded town in the Pacific Northwest to review a forgotten case file. It quickly becomes apparent that the community has long since retreated from the present. Twelve

10. Identity Crisis
Mar 27, 1998 · 45m · 4.0

Captain Cotter McCoy (Lou Diamond Phillips) represents a departure from conventional soldiers. He is the product of a clandestine program spearheaded by Dr. Greg Olander (Robert Joy), General Langston Chase (Dale Wilson), and Cotter’s confi

11. The Vaccine
Apr 3, 1998 · 45m · 6.5

Three months have passed since the doomsday cult released the genetically engineered Berlin C virus, and today, the world is largely deserted, populated only by the dead or those succumbing to the disease. A small pocket of survivors exists

12. Fear Itself
Apr 10, 1998 · 45m · 6.3

Bernard Selden (Ayre Gross) has lived with a debilitating fear since childhood. It began at age six, when a fire he started claimed the life of his four-year-old sister, and now, at twenty-seven, the fear remains a constant companion. But D

13. The Joining
Apr 17, 1998 · 45m · 4.6

Captain Miles Davidow (C. Thomas Howell) was the sole survivor of the transport ship's catastrophic crash that obliterated the Venusian colony. Yet, rescue by a team including his fiancée, Kate Girard (Amanda Tapping), and Scott Perkins (Je

14. To Tell the Truth
Apr 24, 1998 · 45m · 6.5

Dr. Larry Chambers (Gregory Harrison), a key figure in establishing the colony on Janus Five, and his colleague Dr. Amanda Harper (Kimberly Huffman) maintain a constant stream of computer simulations. These simulations reveal that the plane

15. Mary 25
May 29, 1998 · 45m · 4.2

Charlie Bouton (Tom Butler)'s final undertaking for Innobotics Corporation was Valerie 23, a companion robot designed with a provocative aesthetic. The project nearly bankrupted the company when Valerie malfunctioned and physically assaulte

16. Final Exam
Jun 5, 1998 · 45m · 7.0

When a graduate student seizes hostages at a university, the Department of Energy Nuclear Response Team dispatches Dr. John Martin (Brett Cullen), a seasoned negotiator. The student, Seth Todtman (Peter Stebbings), declares he has invented

17. Lithia
Jul 3, 1998 · 45m · 3.8

The year is 2055. A woman's world now exists, the sole inheritors of a planet ravaged by the Great War and its subsequent devastation. All men perished in those conflicts. Into this matriarchal society arrives Major Jason Mercer (David Keit

18. Monster
Jul 10, 1998 · 45m · 5.0

Within the secure confines of the clandestine research facility, four individuals appeared disparate: Ford Maddox (Harry Hamlin), a retired intelligence operative; Rachel Sanders (Nicole De Boer), a nurse; Roger Beckersly (Aaron Pearl), an

19. Sarcophagus
Aug 7, 1998 · 45m · 7.5

Hope had dwindled for the archaeological team in this isolated Alaskan region, their search yielding little of consequence. Then Natalie Grainger (Lisa Zane) discovered what appeared to be a burial mound. Within, they unearthed a collection

20. Nightmare
Aug 14, 1998 · 45m · 4.4

The battle cruiser Tango Bravo, commanded by Captain Roger Kimbro (Maurice Dean Wint), falls into enemy hands as it attempts to deploy a powerful, enigmatic military device on the planet N-1-8-4. Imprisoned within a vast bronze dome, the cr

21. Promised Land
Aug 21, 1998 · 45m · 6.5

Dlavan (Rene Auberjonois) and his family are Tsal-Khan, descendants of the few aliens who remained on Earth after a devastating war against humanity. They now live on a heavily guarded farm, sustaining themselves entirely on crops grown wit

22. The Balance of Nature
Sep 4, 1998 · 45m · 5.7

Driven by desperation, Dr. Noah Phillips (Maurice Godin) sought to save his thirty-year-old wife, Meredith (Lisa Maris), from a swift demise caused by cancer. He disregarded protocol and administered an experimental treatment he and his col

23. The Origin of Species
Nov 27, 1998 · 45m · 6.5

Following the events of *Double Helix*, Dr. Ira Nodel (Ron Rifkin) undergoes a biological alteration, enabling him to communicate with extraterrestrials who long ago introduced their genetic material to Earth. He is accompanied aboard an al

24. Phobos Rising
Dec 4, 1998 · 45m · 5.5

For three decades, a precarious peace had held between the Free Alliance and the Coalition of Middle-Eastern and Pacific States, a fragile understanding maintained both on Earth and on Mars. Both factions depended on triradium, a potent rad

25. Black Box
Dec 11, 1998 · 45m · 5.3

The lost package held secrets of considerable weight, and its disappearance ignited a scramble for possession.

26. In Our Own Image
Dec 18, 1998 · 45m · 5.5

The Mac 27, a creation of Innobotics Corporation, represents their most sophisticated android yet. Designed to avoid the fatal flaws of its predecessors, it is devoid of emotion. Yet, during a routine debugging session, this new prototype b

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