Billy Porter, Christopher Meloni, Jenna Elfman, Morena Baccarin, Tony Hale and Joel McHale are among the stars who will appear in the second season of “The Twilight Zone,” CBS All Access announced Sunday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
Other actors include Colman Domingo, Ethan Embry, Tavi Gevinson, Abbie Hern, Gillian Jacobs, Jimmi Simpson, Daniel Sunjata and Sophia Macy, the daughter of William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman, with more to come. Each will be in one episode of the upcoming 10-episode installment. Additionally, executive producer Jordan Peele, who also narrates the anthology series, will write one episode, titled “Downtime.”
The Season 1 cast featured Adam Scott, Sanaa Lathan, Ginnifer Goodwin, Steven Yeun, John Cho, Allison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay, Zazie Beetz, Taissa Farmiga, Rhea Seehorn and Kumail Nanjiani, who received a Best Drama Guest Actor Emmy nomination for his appearance last year.
The streaming service also revealed the episode titles and cast members for six of the 10 episodes. In no particular order, they are:
Episode: “Downtime”
Starring Morena Baccarin, Colman Domingo and Tony Hale
Written by Jordan Peele
Episode: “The Who of You”
Starring Daniel Sunjata, Ethan Embry, and Billy Porter
Written by Win Rosenfeld
Episode: “A Human Face”
Starring Jenna Elfman, Christopher Meloni and Tavi Gevinson
Written by Alex Rubens
Episode: “8”
Starring Joel McHale
Written by Glen Morgan
Episode: “Among The Untrodden”
Introducing Abbie Hern and Sophia Macy
Written by Heather Anne Campbell
Episode: “Meet in the Middle”
Starring Jimmi Simpson and Gillian Jacobs
Written by Emily C. Chang and Sara Amini
Season 2 will premiere midyear.
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