Fair rating?The Outer Limits· Season 3 · Episode 13
Dead Man's Switch
An American soldier learns that he is one of five people around the world who are separately sealed underground for a year and are charged with preventing earth's self-destruction as the world awaits a possible invasion by aliens.
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#1In Season 3of 5 rated episodes
#1All-timeof 49 rated episodes
+1.1vs season avgSeason 3 averages 7.6
1997First airedApril 4, 1997
Guest stars
Kristin Lehmanas Katya Rubinov
Donnelly Rhodesas General James Eiger
James Le Grosas Ben Conklin
Ellis E. Williamsas Donald
Yee Jee Tsoas Hong
Merrilyn Gannas Gwen WellingtonCrew
Jeff WoolnoughDirectorShows like The Outer Limits
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