▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Production ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁network , ▁the ▁series ▁would ▁mark ▁a ▁sty list ic ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁du o ' s ▁previous ▁Ad ult ▁Sw im ▁show , ▁Tim ▁and ▁Eric ▁Aw esome ▁Show , ▁Great ▁Job !, ▁instead ▁being ▁formatted ▁as ▁an ▁anth ology ▁series . ▁Initial ▁reports ▁indicated ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁quarter - hour ▁running ▁time . ▁Review ers , ▁the ▁network ▁and ▁He ide cker ▁have ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁inspired ▁by ▁The ▁Tw il ight ▁Zone , ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁stating ▁they ▁will ▁explore ▁" d ifferent ▁gen res ▁and ▁different ▁trop es " ▁in ▁the ▁anth ology ▁format . ▁ ▁The ▁series ' ▁pilot ▁a ired ▁mid night , ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁as ▁a ▁Hall owe en ▁special . ▁According ▁to ▁He ide cker , ▁the ▁pilot ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁that ▁it ▁a ired , ▁and ▁the ▁show ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁produced ▁yet , ▁waiting ▁to ▁start ▁production ▁toward ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁two ▁new ▁half - hour ▁episodes ▁were ▁announced ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁production . ▁They ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Tim ▁He ide cker ▁announced ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁Season ▁ 2 , ▁consisting ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁full ▁ 3