Seth Rogen is set to star in an upcoming episode of The Twilight Zone, joining an already star-studded cast that includes the show’s host and narrator, Jordan Peele.
Announced by CBS, Seth Rogen’s episode will be written by Rick and Morty and Community writer Alex Rubens, who is also a producer on the series.
No further information or premiere date was given for Rogen’s episode, but it will be a part of the show’s first season that will debut exclusively on CBS All Access with two episodes on Monday, April 1. Future episodes will be released weekly on Thursdays beginning on April 11.
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Rogen, who is also set to star alongside Charlize Theron in Jonathan Levine’s romantic comedy Long Shot on May 3, will be lending his voice to Pumbaa in Disney’s The Lion King that will be released in theaters on July 19.
Alongside Rogen and Peele, The Twlight Zone will feature such actors as Ike Barinholtz, John Cho, Taissa Farmiga, Ginnifer Goodwin, Greg Kinnear, Luke Kirby, Sanaa Lathan, Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Scott, Rhea Seehorn, Alison Tolman, Jacob Tremblay, Jessica Williams, DeWanda Wise and Steven Yeun.
The original The Twilight Zone, which can be watched in its entirety on CBS All Access, aired its first episode on October 2, 1959 on CBS and premiered new episodes for five years until 1964.
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The Twilight Zone is on our list of the 20 biggest new shows coming to TV in 2019, and you can also check out our list of the top 10 original The Twilight Zone episodes to get an idea of what to expect from this new series.
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer who hopes Pumba gets to enter The Twilight Zone. He would enjoy seeing him on a sci-fi adventure. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst.