Jordan Peele is not letting a quickly approaching premiere date and fully loaded trailer stop the steady flow of Twilight Zone casting announcements. That’s not a complaint, mind you. With a round-up that includes the likes of Steven Yeun, John Cho, Allison Tolman, and Kumail Nanjiani, each addition seems geared towards making us seriously consider getting a CBS All Access account. And here to make that decision even tougher is Zazie Beetz and Betty Gabriel, who will be tagging along for the eerie fun.
The actresses are slated to appear in an undisclosed early episode after the show’s April 1 premiere. The announcement is the latest in Beetz’s impressive roster of work, which has steadily grown since Atlanta to include Deadpool 2, Netflix’s High Flying Bird, and a spot in the upcoming DC film Joker. Gabriel and Peele are no strangers to the spooky team-up: Gabriel’s turn in Get Out as Georgina the cryptic maid is still one of the most memorable and memed performances of the modern genre. Since then, she’s appeared in Westworld and Counterpart on Starz.
The first two episodes of The Twilight Zone will premiere on April 1, with new episodes streaming weekly starting April 11.
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Fuck. Between The Twilight Zone and The Good Fight, I’m actually going to buy a CBS All Access pass.You remember those old cartoons where someone would turn into a giant lollipop, and their head would be big and round and covered with a wrapper with the word “Sucker” on it? Yeah, that’s me. Goddamnit.
Here you go.
Heck yeah. Betty Gabriel was amazing (and heartbreaking) in Get Out.
She was also in Upgrade which was brilliant and everything Venom should have been and Upgrade was made for a tiny fraction of Venom’s cost at that.
Premise sounds intriguing. I passed on seeing Venom but I’ll keep an eye out for this film.
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LOVE Zazie Beetz (and what a cool name). Put her in Everything!
My lone regret after reading this article is I can only star your comment but once.+1 vote for Zazie in everything
Ah! So kind. All the stars for Zazie <3 !!