The Twilight Zone : Shadow Play

The Twilight Zone : Shadow Play (1961)

Genres - Science Fiction, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Anthology Series [TV]  |   Run Time - 30 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

One of the best of the "existential" Twilight Zone episodes, Charles Beaumont's "Shadow Play" begins in a courtroom, where Adam Grant (Dennis Weaver) is convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to the electric chair. Shouting "It's happening all over again!", Grant insists that his trial, conviction, and execution are all part of a recurring nightmare -- and that when he dies, the world around him and all its occupants will likewise cease to exist. Originally telecast May 5, 1961, "Shadow Play" was one of the few "vintage" episodes that would be remade for the revived Twilight Zone TV series of the late 1980s.

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execution, trial [courtroom]