Every episode of the 1980s anthology sci-fi series, a reworking of the popular 1950s show created by Rod Serling. The premise of the show was for each episode to stand as a self-contained drama, allowing an array of writers, directors and actors to explore a variety of themes, characters and futuristic possibilities within a framework that generally contained a climactic plot twist. The 1980s version attracted directors including Wes Craven, William Friedkin, Joe Dante and Martha Coolidge, with the actors to appear in the series including Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Martin Landau, Joe Mantegna and Fred Savage.