The Outer Limits: Season 5
- 1999
- 22 episodes
- 44m
Season 5 of The Outer Limits premiered on January 22, 1999 and has 22 episodes, from "Alien Radio" to "Better Luck Next Time". The last episode aired on August 20, 1999.
Where to watch The Outer Limits
In the United States, you can stream The Outer Limits on Amazon Prime Video. It is also free on The Roku Channel. You can also buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It is on streaming services in 39 countries.
Episodes
Episode 1Alien RadioAired January 22, 1999
Stan Harbinger (Joe Pantoliano) is a top-rated talk show host with a flair for the outrageous and a reputation as a skeptic's skeptic. Assisted by his producer Trudy (Cynthia Nixon), Stan takes special delight in shooting down callers who claim to have alien encounters, especially people like Eldon DeVries (Alan Zinyk), who believes his body has been taken over by aliens. However, when Eldon commits suicide by setting himself on fire in front of Stan, things begin to go wrong for Stan. A plan to syndicate the show is threatened by protests from UFO believers, angry at Stan's role in Eldon's death.
Guest stars
- Joe Pantoliano Stan Harbinger
- Leslie Hope Darcy Kipling
- Malcolm Stewart Phil Krepuski
- Alex Diakun Moses Saxon
- Barry W. Levy Jules Mason
- Eric Keenleyside Friedkin
- Cynthia Nixon Trudy
- Daryl Shuttleworth Burns
Episode 2DonorAired January 29, 1999
Dr. Renee Stuyvesant and her protege Dr. Vance Ridout have perfected the full-body transplant in which a patient's entire disease-riddled body is replaced and Renee has convinced the hospital board to allow her to perform the first such procedure on Dr. Peter Halstead.
Guest stars
- Robert Hays Dr. Peter Halstead
- Wendel Meldrum Renee Stuyvescent
- Tom Cavanagh Vance Ridout
- Lorraine Landry Deirdre Laird
- Chantal Conlin Kylie Laird
- Rice Honeywell Timothy Laird
- BJ Harrison Administrator
- Kimberly Unger Reporter #1
Episode 3Small FriendsAired February 5, 1999
When he was young, Gene Morton killed a man who tried to steal the credit for his brilliant research. Now working on a prison assembly line fixing the busted tape decks of fellow inmates, his chances at parole have been sabotaged by his own honesty and sense of guilt. Although it's a lonely life, late at night, after lights-out, Gene brings out his small friends, a swarm of microscopic machines that he made from prison scrap and keeps in a matchbox.
Guest stars
- Ralph Waite Gene Morton
- Tim Progosh Walter Black
- Richard Yearwood Lawrence
- Roddy Piper Marlon
- Benz Antoine Fence Guard
- Ingrid Torrance Becky
- Andrew Johnston Warden Taylor
- Joel Palmer Phillip
Episode 4The GrellAired February 12, 1999
The Grells were rescued from their dry and dying planet by humans, only to be turned into slaves on earth. Now the aliens are rebelling against their masters, fighting a guerilla war against a government lead by men like High Secretary Paul Kohler (Ted Shackleford).
Guest stars
- Ted Shackelford High Secretary Paul Kohler
- Maurice Dean Wint Jesha
- Britt McKillip Sara Kohler
- Blair Slater Ken Kohler
- Roger Cross Lt. Lockhart
- Marina Sirtis Olivia 'Liv' Kohler
- David McNally Shak-El
- Jane Spence Female Rebel
Episode 5The Other SideAired February 19, 1999
Dr. Neal Eberhardt (Ralph Macchio), a former boy genius gone bitterly toseed, studies brain-damaged and comatose patients hoping to learn how the brain reroutes itself. Despite having a revolutionary new machine to work with - the Neural Intercortex Stimulation Array or NISA - Dr.Eberhardt is getting nowhere. To make matters worse, his valued assistant Vince Carter has just quit. But suddenly, Neal has a breakthrough.
Guest stars
- Ralph Macchio Dr. Neal Eberhardt
- Susannah Hoffmann Janice Claymore
- Aaron Smolinski Adam Finlay
- Emmanuelle Vaugier Lisa Dobkins
- Alec Willows Warner Oland
- Anthony Ulc Roger Bowden
- Michael Sarrazin Marty Kilgore
- Trevor White Vince Carter
Episode 6JoyrideAired February 26, 1999
Theodore Harris (Cliff Robertson) first time in space, in 1963, didn't go quite as planned. Alone in his Mercury capsule, he panicked and aborted the mission when a mysterious violet light penetrated the cockpit and began to envelop his body. In the investigation that followed, no evidence could be found to support his story, leaving a blot on Harris NASA record and his life in ruins. Now at age 63, he knows he can never make amends with his estranged wife Madelaine (Pamela Parry), but he feels that he could clear his name if he could just get back to where he saw the light.
Guest stars
- Barry Corbin Carlton Powers
- Mackenzie Gray Martin Reese
- Andrea Martin Lil Vaughn
- Cliff Robertson Theodore Harris
- Erin Daniels Barbara Chafey
- Adam J. Harrington Ty Chafey
- Peter Bryant Commander Sullivan
- Scott Hylands Wayne
Episode 7The Human OperatorsAired March 12, 1999
For as long as Man (Jack Noseworthy) can remember, he has lived aboard Ship as it floats through space. And for just as long, Ship has been his master, instructing him to do the repairs that keep Ship working and torturing him whenever he shows any signs of free will. But when Ship orders him to repair the Artificial Intelligence module Man's Father (Noah Heney) smashed years earlier in a final, fatal act of defiance, Man learns Ship's secrets...
Guest stars
- Malcolm McDowell Ship (voice)
- Jack Noseworthy Man
- Polly Shannon Human Operator of Starfighter-88
- Noah Heney Man's Father
- David A. Kaye Young Man
Episode 8Blank SlateAired April 2, 1999
Hope Wilson (Robbie Chong) knows there's something different about the bruised and breathless man who stumbles into the homeless shelter she runs with her mentor, Jack Parsons (Larry Musser). He looks like a junkie, but his hands are soft and his fingernails manicured. Tom Cooper (Dale Midkiff) doesn't know who he is, where he is and why two well-dressed men, Vincent (Michael Tiernan) and Cole (Brian Jensen), are chasing him. He only knows that the small metal case that he defends so fiercely contains five vials that hold all his memories, reduced to crystal form, as well as a specially designed injector that can delete or restore those memories.
Guest stars
- David Palffy Kramer
- Robbi Chong Hope Wilson
- Dale Midkiff Tom Cooper
- Larry Musser Jack Parsons
- Brian Jensen Cole
- Michael Tiernan Vincent
- Dean Mckenzie Kellar
- Carmen Aguirre Vagrant #1
Episode 9What Will the Neighbors Think?Aired April 23, 1999
Mona Bailey (Jane Adams) lives with her husband Ned (Peter Outerbridge) in the Clackson Arms, an old apartment building that is being taken over, apartment by apartment, by a mysterious developer called KM Inc. Mona is a hypochondriac, an able-bodied woman who rides a wheelchair, who treats the Physician's Desk Reference like a personal bible and who has not left the building in six months for fear of catching a disease. One day she backs her wheelchair into an electrical box and gets a shock, leaving her hearing strange voices and seeing bodies dropping out of windows...
Guest stars
- Jane Adams Mona Bailey
- Jill Teed Tory Beth Walters
- Tabitha St. Germain Delia Pendergast
- Brent Stait Vince Baxter
- Peter Outerbridge Ned Bailey
- April Telek Shirley Baxter
- Bruce Harwood Miles Pendergast
- Sheila Paterson Leona Fletcher
Episode 10The ShroudAired April 30, 1999
When Marie Wells (Samantha Mathis) and her husband Justin (Robert Wisden) can't have a child on their own, they turn to the fertility clinic at the Tilford Institute for help. There, Dr. Gail Cowlings (Sara Botsford) uses in-vitro fertilization to implant an embryo in Marie's uterus. What Marie doesn't know, but Justin does, is that the embryo was actually created from DNA lifted from the Shroud of Turin...
Guest stars
- David Ogden Stiers Reverend Dr. Thomas Tilford
- Robert Wisden Justin Wells
- Sara Botsford Dr. Gail Cowlings
- Samantha Mathis Marie Wells
- Nathaniel DeVeaux Roger Cress
- John Innes Priest
- Jennifer Sterling Nurse
- Ben Eberhard Orderly
Episode 11RipperAired May 7, 1999
In Victorian London, someone is killing prostitutes, someone the police have dubbed "Jack the Ripper." On the face of it, John C.V. York (Cary Elwes) is a likely suspect. A once-respected doctor who sunk to absinthe and laudanum addiction after his misdiagnosis killed the young daughter of a Duke. He retains a connection to polite society thanks to the devotion of Lady Ellen Chamberlain (Clare Sims), who loves him and hopes to marry him. But, he is also a habitue of the seedy district where the killings have taken place and has the medical knowledge to make the precise, surgical cuts that are the Ripper's modus operandi...
Guest stars
- Frances Fisher Lady Julia
- Cary Elwes Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
- France Nuyen Madame Li Yu
- Clare Sims Lady Ellen
- Eliza Norbury Lady Sophie
- Robert Saunders Appleby
- David Warner Inspector Harold Langford
- Deni DeLory Annie Chapman
Episode 12TribunalAired May 14, 1999
In 1944, young Leon Zgierski (Roman Danylo), an inmate in the Birkenau concentration camp watches as First Lieutenant Karl Rademacher shoots his wife and sends his daughter to the gas chambers. The murder is witnessed by a mysterious figure, time-traveler Nicholas Prentice (Alex Daikun), who grabs Radermacher's SS jacket and, after eluding guards, pulls out an antique watch and vanishes into a glowing orange circle...
Guest stars
- Jan Rubeš Robert Greene / Older Karl Rademacher
- Roman Danylo Young Leon Zgierski
- Alex Zahara Karl Rademacher
- Kyra Azzopardi Hannah Zgierski
- Lindsay Crouse Gwen Sawyer
- Peter Boretski Leon Zgierski
- Holly Ferguson Miriam Zgierski
- Saul Rubinek Aaron Zgierski
Episode 13SummitAired May 21, 1999
Deep space. A small planetoid. The sight of an intergalactic summit between two warring worlds. Diplomats from both Earth and Dregocia, a distant planet, are dispatched to the neutral ground to work out a peace accord.
Guest stars
- Marcia Cross Katherine Woods
- Michael Ironside Ambassador Prosser
- John Spencer Col. Wallis Thurman
- Kevin Conway Mr. Portis
- Andrew Airlie Jonathan Morris
- Jonathan Walker Brent Secor
- Eric Schneider High Commander Reese
- Dave Adams Desmond Shiff
Episode 14DescentAired June 25, 1999
Dr. Arthur Zeller is the doormat of the anthropology department, a mild-mannered professor who is the butt of his colleague's jokes and who never gets the respect he deserves. After the department head, Prof. Martin Stansfield passes over his cutting-edge research into evolutionary psychology and funds the project of his rival, Dr. James Feind, Zeller takes matters into his own hands.
Guest stars
- Leland Orser Dr. Arthur Zeller
- Jenny Cooper Laura White
- Benita Ha Cute Lab Technician
- Robyn Driscoll Detective
- Greg Thirloway James Feind
- John Novak Dr. Stansfield
- Frank C. Turner Mikulak
- John 'Bear' Curtis Bum
Episode 15The HavenAired July 2, 1999
Caleb Vance lives on the 52nd floor of The Haven, a high-tech marvel of an apartment building that is driven by a supercomputer named Argus and filled with machines and appliances that respond to the orders of The Haven's residents. The building's design almost completely eliminates the need for human contact, a desirable feature in an age in which all communication is mediated by one form of technology or another and a strong selling point for the residents of The Haven. But things begin to go wrong...
Guest stars
- Kim Hawthorne Morgan Winters
- Chris Eigeman Caleb Vance
- Torri Higginson Alyssa Selwyn
- Jody Racicot Oren Edgar
- Brenda McDonald Mrs. Eikenberry
- Gerard Plunkett George
- Madeline Elder Self-centered Woman
Episode 16Déjà VuAired July 9, 1999
Dr. Mark Crest (Kevin Nealon) has built a teleportation device that uses tactical nuclear weapons to open a wormhole in the space-time continuum. The device is intended to transport some animals eight miles across the desert, but during a test, the wormhole grows out of control and Mark finds himself hurled back in time, to the day before the test took place.
Guest stars
- Kevin Nealon Dr. Mark Crest
- David James Lewis Joe Oakridge
- Ronny Cox Lt. Col. Lester Glade
- Terri Hawkes Dr. Cleo Lazar
- Jennifer Copping Julie Alger
- Dean Marshall Corporal Hanford
- Angela Moore Rutherford
Episode 17The InheritorsAired July 16, 1999
Musician Jacob Hardy (Nicholas Lea) is strolling with his fiancee Kara Delaney (Stacy Grant) when a meteor explodes over the city. One of the tiny fireballs which rain down seems to chase Jacob, striking him down and penetrating his skull, instantly killing him. Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Michaels (Tom Irwin) conducts the autopsy with the help of his assistant, Ollie Gibb (Don MacKay). He finds an unusual bullet-like projectile lodged in the victim's brain.
Guest stars
- Nicholas Lea Jacob Hardy
- Bill Smitrovich Lt. Joseph Dane
- Tom Irwin Dr. Ian Michaels
- Sarah-Jane Redmond Kelly Risely
- Rachel Victoria Shana
- Stacy Grant Kara Delaney
- Don MacKay Ollie Gibb
- Michael Kopsa Curtis Sawyer
Episode 18Essence of LifeAired July 23, 1999
Eleven years after a viral epidemic wiped out most of the world's people, the population is beginning to rebound. The world is ruled by The Code, which bans outward displays of emotion, particularly the mourning of lost loved ones.
Guest stars
- Joel Grey Dr. Nathan Seward
- Daphne Zuniga Juliette Kagan
- Daniel Baldwin Dan Kagan
- Jessica Steen Stephanie Sawyer
- Robert Moloney Agent Pinter
- Doris Chillcott Mrs. Westbrook
- Ron Halder George White
- John Moore Butler
Episode 19StrandedAired July 30, 1999
Thirteen-year-old Kevin Buchannon (Adam Hann-Byrd) lives at the bottom of the high-school food chain, scorned by other geeks, picked on by the jocks. At home, he lives in the shadow of his older brother Josh, a football star whose every accomplishment is celebrated by the boys' father, Alex (Daniel Hugh Kelly). Then one day, Kevin sees a plane crash in the woods near his house. He rushes to the scene with his dog Cody to find a mysterious ship occupied by the severely injured Captain Turner (Chris Potter).
Guest stars
- Adam Hann-Byrd Kevin Buchanan
- Daniella Evangelista Cindy Parker
- Chris Potter Captain Turner
- Daniel Hugh Kelly Alex Buchanan
- Lynda Boyd Danielle Buchanan
- Myles Ferguson Brad
- David Kopp Josh Buchanan
- Will Sanderson Nelson Tyler
Episode 20Fathers & SonsAired August 6, 1999
From the outside, the Golden Sunset looks like any other rest home, but Dr. Benton Adler's facility is different in a few unsettling ways. The residents seem to develop Alzheimer's almost overnight and after they do, they live - or are stored - in tiny chambers in a human warehouse.
Guest stars
- Peter Williams Chili Wayne
- Eugene Byrd Ronnie Dell
- Bob Morrisey Dr. Benton Adler
- Anthony Sherwood Hank Dell
- Julie Patzwald Tara Vanatter
- Lesley Ewen Mrs. Dell
- Bill Cobbs Joe Dell
- Eleana Johnson Edna Vanatter
Episode 21StarcrossedAired August 13, 1999
It is 2056, six years after the Hing, a humanoid race, invaded Earth. While America fights on, Russia has reached an uneasy truce with the aliens, leaving some regions under their control and others declared neutral. In the neutral city of Archangel on the Barents Sea, cynical American expatriate Michael Ryan (Nathan Fillion) runs Heaven, a small coffee bar and music club, where shady Russians mingle with Hing soldiers and other dubious characters.
Guest stars
- Nathan Fillion Michael Ryan
- Angeline Ball Cass Trenton
- Derek de Lint High Centurion Sulat Ray
- Louis Ferreira Winston Meyerburg
- Robbi Chong Teresita Arboleda
- Natasha Vasiluk Alexandra Nevsky
- Zoran Vukelic Hector
- Jim Shield Duro
Episode 22Better Luck Next TimeAired August 20, 1999
In a warehouse, two men are fighting for possession of a gun. During the struggle, they mention various connections to earlier struggles between them. One of the men is finally able to get the gun, declaring himself the winner, and then promptly shoots himself. While he is dying, a blue energy being comes out of his chest. Before the surviving man can escape, the police show up and arrest him.
Guest stars
- William McNamara Kimble
- Martin Cummins Esterhaus
- Michael Riley Gerard
- Megan Gallagher Detective Terry Russo
- Nicholas Campbell Frank Daniels
- Gillian Barber Lt. Bateson
- Benz Antoine Larue