The Twilight Zone
Where is Everybody?
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1959-10-02
Synopsis
A man named Mike Ferris finds himself walking down a deserted road toward an apparently uninhabited town. However, upon his arrival, he soon suspects that he is being watched, but not sure of by who. He then starts going crazy trying to figure out what's going on.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: The Twilight Zone opens its catalog run with “Where is Everybody?” (1959-10-02). Created the prestige anthology vocabulary every limited series still steals. Rod Serling's battles with sponsors and censors are as legendary as the episodes.
In the series
This episode is part of The Twilight Zone (1959–1964) on CBS.
Moral fables in a black suit — twist endings that taught America to fear its own reflection.
Key cast
- Rod Serling as Host / Narrator