The Twilight Zone has continued to evolve over the past few decades with the revival of the show during multiple points of time after the show originally ended in 1964. In 1985 - 1989, the show continued its second series after the death of Serling in 1975. The second series was not as successful and did not include much narration as the first series that included Rod Serling.

A third version of the series developed in 2002 where the show's format was redone to consist of a one-hour program that included two half-hour stories. This third series was cancelled after one season, but Rod Serling was still credited as the writer for these episodes as they were remakes of original episodes of the original show. These remade episodes included the following: "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," "It's a good Life," "It's Still a Good Life," and "Eye of the Beholder."

Finally, in April 1, 2019, the fourth series of The Twilight Zone occurred with the critically acclaimed comedian, horror writer, and director, Jordan Peele, acting as an executive producer and host of the reboot. The fourth installment of the series lasted for two seasons and was eventually canceled by CBS on February 24th, 2021. To this day, The Twilight Zone remains to be one of the top shows that has been rebooted multiple times over the course of history.

Serling's original development of the show included episodes that contain intense twists such as the Eye of the Beholder, The Midnight sun, I Shot An Arrow Into The Air, and The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. Serling's writing was contemporary for his time and would eventually inspire other directors such as M. Night Shyamalan to create films such as The Sixth Sense, a story about a young boy who can see ghosts, and Split, a story of a man with multiple personalities disorder who enters a killing rampage. Truly, Serling's twist endings inspired horror movies that live with us to this day, and these films would not have existed without the imagination and creativity of Serling.

The creation of The Twilight Zone is one that involves each episode having separate ideas, characters, and sets from one another. Not one episode is alike to the other which creates an anthology format. Serling's idea of having each episode be separate from one another was new for television series, but it would eventually inspire other new, modern television shows to continue in his footsteps. A popular show that exists within modern-day society that uses the anthology format is the science-fiction drama, Black Mirror-- a show the presents the dangers of human behavior and technology if a lack of boundaries and worst-case scenarios continued to develop in the world. This form of television is costly as producers must create new sets with different props for each episode. This type of television is risky, but if it is produced and written correctly, the success is infinite. Both of these television shows continue to be loved by many generations as horror cinema has continued to grow around the world.

Other shows besides The Twilight Zone that use the anthology method of television include comedy television shows such as The Simpsons, Family Guy, and more.