Emmy-winning writer and lifelong Rod Serling fan Joseph Dougherty (
thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars
) takes a deep dive into the writing of the
Twilight Zone
creator on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
The year 2024 marks the centenary of Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery. Emmy-winning writer Joseph Dougherty (
) picked this special anniversary to reflect on Serling and his contributions to television drama. An appreciation and exploration of the six-time Emmy-winning writer’s catalogue,
Rod Serling at 100: One Writer’s Acknowledgment
looks at some of Serling’s best known work and also some of his least acknowledged, inviting a new perspective on a master storyteller.
In the process, Dougherty takes a personal look at the time he spent in The Twilight Zone that led to his own award-winning writing career