8.6 /10 1 Votes
9.2/10 Created by Brad Wright Country of origin Canada
United States First episode date 17 October 2016 Networks Netflix, Showcase | 8/10 IMDb Genre Science fiction Composer(s) Adam Lastiwka Original language(s) English Production location Vancouver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Eric McCormack
MacKenzie Porter
Nesta Cooper
Jared Abrahamson
Reilly Dolman
Patrick Gilmore Cast MacKenzie Porter, Eric McCormack, Nesta Cooper, Jared Abrahamson, Reilly Dolman |
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Travelers is a science fiction television series created by Brad Wright, starring Emmy Award-winning actor Eric McCormack. The series is a co-production between Netflix and Showcase. The first season comprises 12 episodes and premiered on Showcase on October 17, 2016; the entire series premiered globally (outside of Canada) on Netflix, on December 23, 2016. On February 8, 2017, Netflix and Showcase renewed the show for a second season. Season 2 production is due to begin in March 2017 ahead of a Canadian premiere in fall 2017 on Showcase, followed by a Netflix release.
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Premise
A team of special operatives, sent back in time from the future, are tasked with preventing the collapse of society. These operatives, known as travelers, enter the body of a 21st century individual moments before the individual's "recorded time of death" (although the transfer is not limited to only that moment). This process is referred to as a "transfer of consciousness" and requires the exact position of the target. Due to lack of precise location records prior to the 21st century (made possible by smart phones and GPS), this limitation prevents transmitting someone to an earlier year. For example, the travelers cannot stop World War II, because the technology of the 1940s did not provide sufficient data to determine the exact location of recorded death, thus preventing the possession of hosts by a traveler. Social media is also used to gain knowledge of the individual who will be dying, which helps the traveler prepare for the life they will inhabit.
The travelers must maintain their hosts' pre-existing lives to avoid attracting attention while performing missions aimed at saving the world from a series of catastrophic events. As the series progresses, changes in the present make significantly unanticipated changes in the future.
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Episodes
The non-Canadian Netflix release was on December 23, 2016, before the final two episodes of Season 1 aired on Showcase.
Critical reception
The TV show has garnered positive reviews. The audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes indicates a 91% approval for the first season.
In his very positive review, Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times said that while it's hard to find a fresh take on the time-travel concept, since it's been around so long and has been so heavily mined, Travelers has some attention-grabbing flourishes and fine acting.