Riding high after directing “Get Out” and now “Us,” Jordan Peele has overseen the reboot with Simon Kinberg (a veteran of the “X-Men” franchise), and they have brought the concept to life with both knowing winks to nostalgia and a clear desire to upgrade it for the current moment. The format, moreover, is a casting boon, enticing marquee actors to drop in for an episode.
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The four episodes previewed, however, feel a bit more hit-miss than one might have hoped. Some of the stories have firm roots in previous versions of the show, the most obvious being “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet,” a title that recalls not only the gremlin-on-a-plane original featuring William Shatner but the 1983 movie that cast John Lithgow in the role.
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