Episode
The Outer Limits: Virtual Future
Overview
A brilliant young scientist discovers a way to see the future, but gets caught up in a billionaire's ambitious political schemes, and must alter the future to save his own life.
Details
- Series
- The Outer Limits
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1995-05-05
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Virtual Future is Episode 7 in Season 1 of The Outer Limits. It aired on 1995-05-05. The runtime is 45 min.
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