| "The Origin of Species" | |
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| Series The Outer Limits Season 4, Episode 23 | |
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| Air date | November 27th, 1998 |
| Writers | Jonathan Glassner; Naren Shankar |
| Director | Brad Turner |
| Producers | Brad Markowitz; Carleton Eastlake; Brad Wright; Jonathan Glassner; Brent Karl Clackson |
| Starring | Ryan Reynolds; Kathleen Duborg; William deVry; Tara Spencer-Nairn; Kirby Morrow; Clare Lapinskie; Terri Lynn Ibisoglu; Silvio Pollio; Ron Rifkin |
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"The Origin of Species" is the the twenty-third episode of season four of the 1995 iteration of the science fiction anthology series The Outer Limits. It is the eighty-fourth episode in the series overall. The episode was directed by Brad Turner with a teleplay written by Naren Shankar based on a story treatment by Shankar and Jonathan Glassner. It first aired on Showtime on Friday, November 27th, 1998.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ryan Reynolds | Paul Nodel |
| Kathleen Duborg | Hope |
| William deVry | Ben |
| Tara Spencer-Nairn | Heather |
| Kirby Morrow | Kirby |
| Clare Lapinskie | Claire |
| Terri Lynn Ibisoglu | Sarah |
| Silvio Pollio | Anthony |
| Ron Rifkin | Dr. Eric Nodel |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kevin Conway | Control voice |
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Extraterrestrial; Jupiter; Scientist; Spacecraft; Space travel