Frequency
1996 called. 2016 answered.
Created by Jeremy Carver
On The CW
A time-travel mystery centered on a father-daughter reunion across two decades, balancing the warmth of reconnection against the dread of unintended consequences.
Detective Raimy Sullivan is stunned when a voice suddenly crackles through her father’s old, long-broken ham radio – it’s Frank Sullivan, somehow transmitting over the airwaves and through the decades from 1996. Separated by twenty years, father and daughter have reunited on a frequency only they can hear, but can they rewrite the story of their lives without risking everyone they love?
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Questions people ask
Is Frequency one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of series.
Is Frequency sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Is Frequency violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Frequency easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Frequency leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Frequency scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Frequency, and what each one shares →
Like Frequency
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Frequency
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Frequency, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Frequency, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Frequency, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
