Television series

Continuum

Name: Continuum
Genre: Drama, Crime, Science Fiction
Released: 2012
Cast: Rachel Nichols, Victor Webster, Erik Knudsen, Stephen Lobo, Omari Newton

Time-travel sci-fi

Continuum drops a cop from 2077 into present-day Vancouver with terrorists from her own time, forcing her into a double life: stopping them without revealing time travel exists. It's a propulsive sci-fi crime procedural that treats its premise seriously, building mythology while delivering episodic thrills. For fans of high-concept TV that doesn't wink at itself.

TVMaze rating

4.0

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