Outer Limits: Star Crossed

"Star Crossed" is the twenty-first episode of season five of The New Outer Limits and the 108th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Helen Shaver and written by Leslie Stevens and first aired on Showtime on Friday, August 13th, 1999.

Notes & Trivia

 * This episode is included in the Outer Limits: The Complete Fifth Season DVD box set.


 * First science fiction role for actor Nathan Fillion. Fillion is better known for playing the character of Mal Reynolds on the television series Firefly.


 * Director Helen Shaver and actor Derek de Lint were both co-stars with one another on the Showtime series Poltergeist: The Legacy.


 * The title of this episode, "Star Crossed" is derived from William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" about lovers or other events that have been predetermined by astrology or the stars in the sky.