The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits· Season 5 · Episode 10

The Shroud

S05E10·April 30, 1999·1h·Syfy

When Marie and Justin can't have a child, they turn to the fertility clinic using invitro fertilization to implant an embryo in her uterus. What Marie doesn't know is that her fetus contains DNA lifted from the Shroud of Turin in a plot to artificially create the second coming of Christ.

Streaming on (US) Amazon Prime VideoSee all

Guest stars

Samantha MathisSamantha Mathisas Marie Wells
David Ogden StiersDavid Ogden Stiersas Reverend Dr. Thomas TilfordRobert WisdenRobert Wisdenas Justin WellsSara BotsfordSara Botsfordas Dr. Gail CowlingsNathaniel DeVeauxNathaniel DeVeauxas Roger Cress
John InnesJohn Innesas Priest
Jennifer Sterlingas Nurse
Ben Eberhardas Orderly
Luc Corbeilas Driver

Crew

Stuart GillardStuart GillardDirector
Scott PetersScott PetersStory · Teleplay
Pen DenshamStory

Shows like The Outer Limits

The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.

  1. 01Drama·Horror·Science-FictionStranger Things2016–2025Streaming on NetflixWhen a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.8.4
  2. 02Drama·Horror·Science-FictionFROM2022–present·MGM+Streaming on fuboTVFROM unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter.7.7
  3. 03Drama·Horror·Science-FictionLexx1997–2002·CTV Sci-Fi ChannelAlso on Amazon Prime VideoHailed as "the most imaginative Sci-Fi since The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (New York Daily News), Lexx follows the nomadic existence of four misfit characters who have inadvertently stolen the most powerful…7.1
  4. 04Drama·Horror·Science-FictionFear the Walking Dead: Flight 4622015–2016·AMCFear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 tells the story of a group of passengers aboard a commercial airplane during the earliest moments of the outbreak.7.1
  5. 05Drama·Horror·Science-FictionSecondsBased on the novel by David Ely, Seconds is a radical reimagining of the 1966 cult classic with a female lead at its center.
  6. 06Drama·Horror·Science-FictionFear the Walking Dead: Passage2016–2017·AMC.comA fearsome survivor agrees to help an injured woman in exchange for an apocalyptic sanctuary in this exclusive web series Fear the Walking Dead: Passage.6.1

Keep going

SeasonSeason 5 ranked & reviewed

Every episode in airing order with ratings and dates.

StreamWhere to watch The Outer Limits

Every streaming service and region, checked around the clock.

MatchupShows like The Outer Limits

The closest matches, ranked by overlap and rating.