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The ‘Twilight Zone’ Reboot Is Seriously Packed With Celebrities — Including Your Fave Comedians

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Apr 1, 2019 8:00 pm·

By Chelsea Duff

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One of the coolest things about the old-school Twilight Zone episodes was seeing just how many hugely famous faces popped up over the years. Even cooler was seeing how many careers the show launched. And with writer/director Jordan Peele bringing the show back in 2019, he’s aiming to do the same thing with his revamped version. With the first episodes dropping on April 1, 2019, fans can check out some of their favorite stars in the new roles. And though it’s sure to introduce us to plenty of new stars and create some new household names, the trailer for the whole season shows off plenty more celebrities making cameos. Check out the gallery below to see all of the stars you’re sure to recognize in the Twilight Zone reboot, then tune in on CBS All Access to watch.

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Adam Scott

The Parks and Rec star might be most famous for his role as Ben Wyatt, but you also know him from his hilarious turn as that douche in Step Brothers. More recently, you’ve also seen him play a literal demon in The Good Place and put his dramatic skills to the test in Big Little Lies. Now, he’s taking on the episode “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet,” stepping into a similar role to the ones William Shatner and John Lithgow have played before.

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Chris O’Dowd

We pretty much fell in love with Irish actor when we first watched Bridesmaids, but he’s also had a part in HBO’s Girls and a starring role on the British comedy The IT Crowd. We’re not sure how much he’ll be cracking us up on the episode “The Blue Scorpion,” but he sure knows how to hold his own against serious star power.

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Ginnifer Goodwin

She’s no stranger to a little sci-fi/fantasy. After starring as Snow White/Mary Margaret in Once Upon a Time and dominating Zootopia as Officer Judy Hopps, she’s stepping into the Twilight Zone in “Point of Origin.”

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John Cho

He brought the laughs in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, the sci-fi drama in Star Trek, and the thrills in Searching. In “The Wunderkind,” we’ll see him stretch his talents even further.

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Greg Kinnear

House of Cards, You’ve Got Mail, Stuck On You, he’s done all kinds of different projects. Among a few different projects he’s got coming out soon, he’s appearing in the episode “The Traveler.”

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Ike Barinholtz

Remember creepy-but-lovable Morgan from The Mindy Project? Yep, it seems like he’s really leaning into that creepiness in his episode of Twilight Zone. Though we don’t know much about his character just yet, it seems like he might be taking some villainous inspiration from him time working on Suicide Squad.

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Kumail Nanjiani

He’s playing a stand-up comedian in an episode called “The Comedian,” so this seems like a perfect fit. In the past, he’s also played a comedian in the movie he wrote and starred in, The Big Sick. And if you don’t know him from that, then you’ve still probably seen him in Silicon Valley where he’s part of the main Pied Piper crew.

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Chris Diamantopoulos

Speaking of Silicon Valley, you may remember him as Russ, the venture capitalist who rightly recognizes that Jared definitely f–ks. But he’s got some serious range, yucking it up with physical comedy in The Three Stooges and taking on the role of Robin Williams in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy. With quite the resume under his belt, he’s got a lot to bring “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet.”

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Jacob Tremblay in the Twilight Zone

The child star was in a freaking Oscar-nominated flick when he co-starred with Brie Larson in Room, and he’s won a few awards himself for his acting gigs. In “The Wunderkind,” he seems to be playing a boy president — but we’re getting seriously eerie The Shining vibes from this pic. Red rum, anyone?

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Taissa Farmiga

She’s got horror down pat after her time in American Horror Story, The Final Girls, and The Nun. When it comes time to bring the scares in episode 7, we know she’s going to crush it.

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Rhea Seehorn

Right beside Taissa, you can see the Better Call Saul star shining. She’s dominated the Breaking Bad spin-off as lawyer Kim, but you might also remember her from Franklin & Bash or Whitney.

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Seth Rogen

He’s got so many comedy credits that we’re eager to see what he does with a more serious turn in the episode “The Wunderkind.” After leading roles in Neighbors, This Is The End, and Knocked Up, we’re reading to see this new side of him.

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Allison Tolman

Whether you know her for her role in Emmy-nominated performance in Fargo or her starring role in Downward Dog, it’s clear she’s always a delight. We’ll be interested to see what she does in “The Wunderkind.”

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Steven Yeun

We’ll forever miss Glen on The Walking Dead (the show just isn’t the same without him), but we’re so ready to have him back on our TV screens even if it’s just for one episode, “The Traveler.” After his pivot to become a total movie star in Sorry to Bother You and Burning, we need more.

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Tracy Morgan

He made his triumphant return to TV in The Last O.G. with Tiffany Haddish, but we’ll always love him for his 30 Rock role. Considering he’s appearing in the episode “The Comedian,” we’re thinking there might get some giggles from him yet — but based on the trailer, it may be more nervous laughter than anything else.

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Sanaa Lathan

You might recognize her voice from Family Guy and The Cleveland Show, but in “Rewind” she’s taking on a starring role. After her time on The Affair and in Love & Basketball, we know she can handle it — but we also just can’t stop thinking about how Tiffany Haddish alleged that she was the one that bit Beyoncé.

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Jordan Peele

And, of course, there’s the narrator himself, the man who made this all happen. Expect to see him make a cameo in every episode as he steps back in front of the camera after spending time behind it while making Us and Get Out.

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