Series synopsis
Travelers is a Canadian drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Showcase on October 17, 2016. It ended on December 14, 2018. It was created by Brad Wright. It stars Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper and Jared Abrahamson.
Hundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st century. These "travelers" assume the lives of seemingly random people, while secretly working as teams to perform missions in order to save humanity from a terrible future.
Premise
Hundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st century. These "travelers" assume the lives of seemingly random people, while secretly working as teams to perform missions in order to save humanity from a terrible future.
Premise: Welcome to the 21st.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Eric McCormack as Grant MacLaren
- MacKenzie Porter as Marcy Warton
- Nesta Cooper as Carly Shannon
- Jared Abrahamson as Trevor Holden
- Reilly Dolman as Philip Pearson
- Patrick Gilmore as David Mailer
- Jennifer Spence as Grace Day
Guest cast
- Arnold Pinnock as Walt Forbes
- Olivia Cheng as Dr. Grace Lee
- David James Lewis as Major Gleason
- Kyra Zagorsky as Dr. Delaney
- Karin Konoval as Mrs. Bloom
- Kevin McNulty as Earl
- Eileen Pedde as Mom
- Chilton Crane as Cathy Whiteman
- Adrian Hough as Allan
- Alyson Bath as Mindy
- Laura Mennell as ADA Peckham
- Jason Gray-Stanford as Aaron Donner
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 34 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 17, 2016 | January 2, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 12 | October 16, 2017 | December 18, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 10 | December 14, 2018 | December 14, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Travelers Five strangers become an elite team of secret operatives when time travelers take over their conscious minds, to try to correct the terrible problems that face humanity in their own time. |
October 17, 2016 |
| 2 |
Protocol 6 The team's first mission goes awry when a fatal mistake leaves them holding a ticking time bomb. |
October 24, 2016 |
| 3 |
Aleksander A team member buckles under the guilt of not being allowed to prevent future deaths and puts the travelers in jeopardy. |
October 31, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ave Machina Grant MacLaren and his team find themselves in FBI custody with no means of escape, while a mysterious new traveler reveals secrets to his psychiatrist. |
October 16, 2017 |
| 2 |
Protocol 4 Philip makes an unexpected connection, Marcy helps David cope with his trauma, and MacLaren discovers a shocking truth that Kathryn has been hiding from him. |
October 23, 2017 |
| 3 |
Jacob After tracking down a missing traveler, the team is led to some disturbing answers about their kidnapping. |
October 30, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ilsa MacLaren, his team and their loved ones regroup at a safe house protected by the FBI, but doubts and betrayals may sabotage the rest of their mission. |
December 14, 2018 |
| 2 |
Yates MacLaren and Yates adjust to their new partnership while protecting a TV show host whose inflammatory rhetoric about Travelers has led to tragedy. |
December 14, 2018 |
| 3 |
Protocol 3 Certain that his team erased his memory of the previous day, MacLaren retraces his steps in the case of a disturbed youth with a horrific future. |
December 14, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Showcase |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 17, 2016 |
| Last aired | December 14, 2018 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | canceled |