The Cast Of "The Twilight Zone" Revealed These 12 Secrets That'll Make You Even More Excited

Can't wait 'til April 1!

This weekend BuzzFeed attended The Twilight Zone panel at PaleyFest, and let's just say, the premiere date for this show couldn't come soon enough!

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I've also been humming the theme song non-stop.

During the panel, the producers, cast, and creators revealed some never-before-heard tea that'll make you 100x more excited for the show:

1. Jordan Peele was afraid to tackle The Twilight Zone, but felt like it was very important to do it in this political climate.

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Peele noticed that with the original Twilight Zone, Rod Serling was too ahead of his time to talk about certain issues. But, reviving The Twilight Zone now, in our current state, when we can openly talk about certain issues, would be honoring Serling's legacy. Basically, what it boiled down to was that he was presented with the opportunity to reboot this show, and he said he had no choice but to take it. "It's the fucking Twilight Zone!"

2. Jordan Peele originally wasn't going to narrate the show.

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"These are pretty big shoes to fill," Peele said about his early reservations regarding narrating the reboot. He thought people would be a little confused, maybe even ask, "Is that Key or Peele up there?" But, at the end of the day, it was fellow co-executive producer, Simon Kinberg, who helped him realize that he was the perfect man for the job.

3. You won't see any remakes here! Every episode either pays homage to past episodes or are wholly original.

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Another fear of Peele and Kinberg's was making a direct replica of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone. They wanted to pay respect to the OG series, but this reboot is their own take. But have no fear, Twilight Zone fans, there are still plenty of easter eggs in the form of characters, locations, scientific mechanisms, and overall tone of certain episodes. Adam Scott's episode, for example, pays homage to "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" from the original series.

4. Eight new actors were revealed to be in the cast! Though we still don't have them all...

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Ike Barinholtz (Blockers), DeWanda Wise (She's Gotta Have It), Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story), Rhea Sheehorn (Better Call Saul), Seth Rogan (Neighbors), Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon A Time), Steve Harris (The First Purge), and Chris O'Dowd (Bridesmaids) will also be appearing in the series.

5. ...because there are still more cast members who haven't been revealed! Outside of their own episodes, the fellow cast mates don't know who else has been cast.

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They're really keeping this one under wraps, huh?

6. Each episode is around 45 minutes, which is longer than the original series.

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Each episode also acts as a stand-alone.

7. Ike Barhinholtz, Taissa Farmiga, and Rhea Seehorn star in an episode together.

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While they couldn't reveal MUCH about their episode, Barinholtz did reveal that their episode deals with toxic masculinity and is akin to the pinnacle "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" episode from the OG series.

8. DeWanda Wise said yes to her role without reading the script.

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The only information she had was: Jordan Peele and The Twilight Zone. So she jumped at the opportunity.

9. Ginnifer Goodwin's episode made her "sick."

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She said after she read her episode, it hooked her in a way that made her deeply uncomfortable, but also made her excited to play a role that was so completely out of her wheelhouse.

10. Jordan Peele DM'd Steven Yeun on Twitter asking if he wanted to be on the show.

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He said Peele DM'd him asking "Will you do Twilight Zone?" and he responded, "Oh, hell yeah."

11. Carol Serling, Rod Serling's widow, is one of the executive producers on the reboot.

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I audibly went "Awww," when they said this during the panel.

12. Finally, Peele's goal for the show is to take you to new places, but also to open your mind up to very important conversations that need to be had.

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Peele said he strived for escapism, while also starting a conversation, which, in his mind, is the best of both worlds.

So, there you have it, folks! Make sure to catch The Twilight Zone on CBS All Access starting April 1! I know I'll be watching.

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