Series synopsis
Timeless is an American drama soap family television series that premiered on NBC on October 3, 2016. It ended on December 20, 2018. It was created by Shawn Ryan, Eric Kripke. It stars Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett and Goran Višnjić.
A mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying America as we know it by changing the past. Our only hope is an unexpected team: a scientist, a soldier and a history professor, who must use the machine's prototype to travel back in time to critical events. While they must make every effort not to affect the past themselves, they must also stay one step ahead of this dangerous fugitive. But can this handpicked team uncover the mystery behind it all and en ...
Premise
A mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying America as we know it by changing the past. Our only hope is an unexpected team: a scientist, a soldier and a history professor, who must use the machine's prototype to travel back in time to critical events. While they must make every effort not to affect the past themselves, they must also stay one step ahead of this dangerous fugitive. But can this handpicked team uncover the mystery behind it all and end his destruction before it's too late?
Premise: Protect the past. Save the future.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Abigail Spencer as Lucy Preston
- Matt Lanter as MSG Wyatt Logan
- Malcolm Barrett as Rufus Carlin
- Goran Višnjić as Garcia Flynn
- Paterson Joseph as Connor Mason
- Sakina Jaffrey as Agent Denise Christopher
- Claudia Doumit as Jiya
- Drew Roy as Joel
Supporting cast
- Pete Ploszek as Airline Passenger
- Amanda Brooks as Claire Gillman
- Colman Domingo as Bass Reeves
- Daniel Lissing as Jesse James
- Zahn McClarnon as Grant Johnson
- Jesse Luken as Charles Lindbergh
- Tiffany Daniels as Josephine Baker
- Brandon Barash as Ernest Hemingway
- Chris Mulkey as Frank Hamer
- Jacqueline Byers as Bonnie Parker
- Shantel VanSanten as Kate Drummond
- Donal Thoms-Cappello as Herb Morrison
Guest cast
- Drew Roy as Joel
- Pete Ploszek as Airline Passenger
- Amanda Brooks as Claire Gillman
- Colman Domingo as Bass Reeves
- Daniel Lissing as Jesse James
- Zahn McClarnon as Grant Johnson
- Jesse Luken as Charles Lindbergh
- Tiffany Daniels as Josephine Baker
- Brandon Barash as Ernest Hemingway
- Chris Mulkey as Frank Hamer
- Jacqueline Byers as Bonnie Parker
- Shantel VanSanten as Kate Drummond
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | October 3, 2016 | March 29, 2024 |
| Season 2 | 10 | March 11, 2018 | December 20, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot A history professor's life is turned upside down when she's tapped to join an unlikely team tasked with stopping a man bent on changing the past - and possibly destroying the future. |
October 3, 2016 |
| 2 |
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln The team travels back to the assassination of Lincoln to stop Flynn from making that night an even bigger tragedy. |
October 10, 2016 |
| 3 |
Atomic City In Rat Pack-era Vegas, the team is hot on Flynn’s heels with the era’s most infamous mistress in toe. |
October 17, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The War to End All Wars After barely escaping an explosion at Mason Industries, Wyatt and Rufus chase the Mothership back to a French battlefront during World War 1 to rescue Lucy from Rittenhouse. There, they discover that Lucy has recruited Marie Curie, the famous French scientist and the only person ever to win two Nobel Prizes, to help save the life of a wounded American soldier, only to learn that the soldier is Lucy’s own great-grandfather who Rittenhouse is bringing to the present to be their leader. |
March 11, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Darlington 500 The Time Team chases Rittenhouse to a stock car race in the 1950s where Wyatt learns that his favorite race car driver is actually a Rittenhouse sleeper agent on a mission to destroy the American car industry. To stop the Rittenhouse plan, Wyatt, Lucy and Rufus team up with Wendell Scott, the first African-American NASCAR driver. |
March 18, 2018 |
| 3 |
Hollywoodland When a Rittenhouse sleeper agent in 1941 Hollywood steals the only copy of Citizen Kane, Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus team up with Hedy Lamarr to get it back. Hedy Lamarr turns out to be not only a glamorous movie star but also a scientific wizard whose discoveries led to the invention of Wi-Fi. |
March 25, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 3, 2016 |
| Last aired | December 20, 2018 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |