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Created by
  
Brad Wright

Country of origin
  
Canada United States

First episode date
  
17 October 2016

Networks
  
Netflix, Showcase

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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.

Contents

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.

Main

  • Eric McCormack as Grant MacLaren (Traveler 3468), the team's leader, who assumes the life of an FBI special agent.
  • MacKenzie Porter as Marcy Warton (Traveler 3569), the team's medic, who assumes the life of an intellectually disabled woman.
  • Nesta Cooper as Carly Shannon (Traveler 3465), the team's tactician, who assumes the life of a stay-at-home single mother.
  • Jared Abrahamson as Trevor Holden (Traveler 0115), the team's engineer, who assumes the life of a high school athlete.
  • Reilly Dolman as Philip Pearson (Traveler 3326), the team's historian, who assumes the life of a college-aged heroin addict.
  • Patrick Gilmore as David Mailer, Marcy's social worker.

    • Recurring

  • Ian Tracey as Ray, Philip’s lawyer and later friend; a gambling addict.
  • Arnold Pinnock as Walt Forbes, Grant’s partner at the FBI.
  • J. Alex Brinson as Jeff Conniker, Carly’s abusive ex-boyfriend and the father of her son; a policeman.
  • William MacDonald as Gary Holden, Trevor’s father.
  • Teryl Rothery as Patricia Holden, Trevor’s mother.
  • David Lewis as Major Gleason, a hotheaded military officer.
  • Kyra Zagorsky as Dr. Delaney, a brilliant scientist who developed stable antimatter.
  • Leah Cairns as Kathryn “Kat” MacLaren, Grant’s wife who works in antiques restoration.
  • Kristine Cofsky as Officer Boyd, a fellow traveler assuming the life of a police officer.
  • Giacomo Baessato as Private Wilson, a military soldier who works for Gleason.
  • Jennifer Spence as Grace Day, Trevor’s high school counsellor, and later Traveler 0027, a programmer who helped create the Director.
  • Tom McBeath as Ellis, Traveler 0014, a programmer assuming the life of a farmer.
  • Eileen Pedde as Mom, a fellow traveler who assumes the role of a mother in a family of four.
  • Yasmeene Ball as Charlotte, a misfire traveler historian; later a traveler assassin.

    • 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.

    References

    Travelers (TV series) Wikipedia
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