The Outer Limits (1995)
TVPG
Anthology
Science fiction
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
A science fiction anthology series where each episode explores a unique story that delves into futuristic, paranormal, or dystopian themes, often with a moral or philosophical twist.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, September 18
Essence of Life
Season 5 • Episode 18
An agent tracks a substance that brings back the dead.
Thursday, September 18
Flower Child
Season 7 • Episode 12
A seductive woman challenges a young couple's ideas of commitment and monogamy.
Thursday, September 18
Free Spirit
Season 7 • Episode 13
A man's spirit haunts the scientist who had to kill him during an experiment.
Thursday, September 18
Mind Reacher
Season 7 • Episode 14
A doctor uses a machine that allows her to psychologically enter her patients' minds.
Thursday, September 18
Time to Time
Season 7 • Episode 15
A young woman travels back in time to try and change her father's destiny.
Friday, September 19
Stranded
Season 5 • Episode 19
Neglected by his father, a boy finds comfort with an alien whose spaceship crash-lands on Earth.
Saturday, September 20
Fathers and Sons
Season 5 • Episode 20
A man tries to rescue his grandfather from a rest home.
Sunday, September 21
The Star Crossed
Season 5 • Episode 21
A cynical cafe owner who encounters an old flame in a world dominated by alien invaders.
Monday, September 22
Better Luck Next Time
Season 5 • Episode 22
A detective investigates which one of two unusual suspects has committed a series of murders.
Monday, September 22
Abduction
Season 7 • Episode 16
An alien gives five high-school students a life-or-death choice.
Monday, September 22
Rule of Law
Season 7 • Episode 17
A man introduces a circuit court to a planet lacking a judicial system.
Monday, September 22
Lion's Den
Season 7 • Episode 18
A pressured wrestling coach (Roger Cross) gives his team an experimental new drug.
Monday, September 22
The Tipping Point
Season 7 • Episode 19
A computer whiz must destroy a deadly artificial intelligence.
Tuesday, September 23
Judgment Day
Season 6 • Episode 1
A man convicted of murder tries to prove his innocence while being hunted.
Tuesday, September 23
Dark Child
Season 7 • Episode 20
A single mother believes she was abducted by aliens.
Tuesday, September 23
The Human Factor
Season 7 • Episode 21
A commander must convince an android that humanity is worth saving.
Tuesday, September 23
Human Trials
Season 7 • Episode 22
A decorated soldier (Jason Gedrick) undergoes life-threatening tests for a mysterious mission.
Tuesday, September 23
The Sandkings
Season 1 • Episode 1
A Martian soil sample yields eggs that hatch intelligent, insectlike creatures with a violent bent.
Wednesday, September 24
The Gun
Season 6 • Episode 2
A stranger arrives in a small town bearing weapons that turn people into killing machines.
Wednesday, September 24
The Sandkings
Season 1 • Episode 2
A Martian soil sample yields eggs that hatch intelligent, insectlike creatures with a violent bent.
Wednesday, September 24
Valerie 23
Season 1 • Episode 3
A robotic companion's emotional shortcomings prove dangerous when a scientist becomes involved.
Wednesday, September 24
Blood Brothers
Season 1 • Episode 4
A scientist and his businessman brother have different ideas about a vaccine.
Wednesday, September 24
Second Soul
Season 1 • Episode 5
Aliens exchange advanced technology for human cadavers, which they use as hosts for their spirits.
Thursday, September 25
Skin Deep
Season 6 • Episode 3
With Adam Goldberg, Christina Cox, Antonio Sabato, Deanna Milligan and Linden Banks.
Thursday, September 25
White Light Fever
Season 1 • Episode 6
Afraid to die, a billionaire aids life-extension experiments.
Thursday, September 25
The Choice
Season 1 • Episode 7
Parents are distraught when their daughter exhibits psychic abilities.
Thursday, September 25
Virtual Future
Season 1 • Episode 8
To a university patron's delight, a student discovers the key to time travel.
Thursday, September 25
Living Hell
Season 1 • Episode 9
A man's only hope of survival is an experimental chip implanted in his brain.
Friday, September 26
Manifest Destiny
Season 6 • Episode 4
A rescue crew starts going suicidally insane after boarding a derelict interplanetary battleship.
Saturday, September 27
Breaking Point
Season 6 • Episode 5
A time-traveling scientist discovers his wife has been murdered.
Monday, September 29
The Beholder
Season 6 • Episode 6
A blind man regains his sight, discovering he can see an alien woman who is invisible to others.
Monday, September 29
Corner of the Eye
Season 1 • Episode 10
An ailing priest (Len Cariou) confronts demons; with Chris Sarandon.
Monday, September 29
Under the Bed
Season 1 • Episode 11
A girl says her missing brother was taken by a monster under his bed; with Timothy Busfield.
Monday, September 29
Dark Matters
Season 1 • Episode 12
A spaceship is forced into a strange, dark universe of ghosts.
Tuesday, September 30
Seeds of Destruction
Season 6 • Episode 7
A small-town vet probes links between fast-breeding tumors and genetically engineered corn.
Tuesday, September 30
The Conversion
Season 1 • Episode 13
Aliens teach a bitter, greedy man how to treat humanity after his release from prison.
Tuesday, September 30
Quality of Mercy
Season 1 • Episode 14
A fighter pilot is taken prisoner during an intergalactic war.
Tuesday, September 30
The New Breed
Season 1 • Episode 17
An experimental serum brings horrifying results to a scientist's friend.
Wednesday, October 1
Simon Says
Season 6 • Episode 8
A man builds a robot to replace his deceased son; with Joel Grey and Hiro Kanagawa.
Wednesday, October 1
The Voyage Home
Season 1 • Episode 16
An alien from Mars hitches a ride aboard a returning space capsule.
Wednesday, October 1
Caught in the Act
Season 1 • Episode 15
An alien presence prompts a chaste woman to crave sex and devour willing men.
Wednesday, October 1
The Message
Season 1 • Episode 18
A woman picks up otherworldly messages through a cochlear implant.
Thursday, October 2
Stasis
Season 6 • Episode 9
Two lovers living in an oppressive future society try to connect.
Thursday, October 2
I, Robot
Season 1 • Episode 19
A humanoid robot is put on trial for the murder of its master.
Thursday, October 2
If These Walls Could Talk
Season 1 • Episode 20
A haunted house develops an appetite for a grieving mother and a scientific researcher.
Thursday, October 2
Birthright
Season 1 • Episode 21
A senator makes a life-changing discovery on the eve of a crucial vote.
Friday, October 3
Down to Earth
Season 6 • Episode 10
A mysterious stranger who claims to have a piece of an alien spaceship causes paranoia.
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