Travelers
Time travelTime manipulation as a core mechanic.This show: 10/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Existential dreadMortality and meaninglessness confronted head-on.This show: 7/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Eric McCormackMacKenzie PorterNesta CooperJared AbrahamsonReilly DolmanPatrick Gilmore
Written by
Brad Wright
Starring
Eric McCormackMacKenzie PorterNesta CooperJared AbrahamsonReilly DolmanPatrick Gilmore
Written by
Brad Wright
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Travelers Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | |
| S2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | |
| S3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
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About
"Ordinary lives hijacked to save tomorrow"
A collective of operatives from a dying future send their consciousness back into the bodies of people about to die in the present, using their new lives as cover to quietly avert the coming catastrophe. Led by an FBI agent, the team must protect their unwitting hosts' relationships and secrets while executing missions handed down by an unseen AI. It's grounded, character-driven sci-fi: less spectacle, more moral weight, workplace tension, and the quiet ache of people pretending to be who they're not.
Watch it for
the way ordinary domestic lives become quietly high-stakes espionage missions.
Maybe skip if
you want big sci-fi visuals rather than intimate, dialogue-driven moral drama.
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All Seasons
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Season 12016
7.921K129h 3m
A federal agent tracks four people who suddenly seem to possess entirely new personalities, leading to a startling discovery about humanity's future.
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Season 22017
8.017K128h 49m
In season two, FBI agent Grant MacLaren and his team investigate a mysterious fellow Traveler while resisting the Faction, a renegade splinter group from the future.
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Season 32018
8.515K107h 39m
In season three, special agent Grant MacLaren and the Travelers are pushed to the limit as they deal with loyalty, trust, death — and the ever-growing power of the Director. With their existence now leaked to the world, the team must continue to work under the watchful eye of the FBI. Each team member will face their own personal breaking point, all while trying to stop the Faction and hunt down the elusive rogue agent Traveler 001.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Eric McCormack Grant MacLaren
MacKenzie Porter Marcy Warton
Nesta Cooper Carly Shannon
Jared Abrahamson Trevor Holden
Reilly Dolman Philip Pearson
Patrick Gilmore David Mailer
Leah Cairns Kathryn MacLaren
J. Alex Brinson Jeff Conniker
Jennifer Spence Grace Day
Arnold Pinnock Walt Forbes
Crew
Brad Wright
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