Lifeline
Created by Benjamin Freiburger
A speculative sci-fi premise about preventing death through time travel that grapples with mortality, grief, and the ethics of altering fate.
What if you could use time travel to save your life? Welcome to "LIFELINE," the new YouTube Red Original Series about the Lifeline insurance agency, whose specially trained agents jump forward in time to prevent the deaths of their clients.
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Questions people ask
Is Lifeline sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.
Does Lifeline leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.
Is Lifeline easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.
Is Lifeline scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 59% of series.
Is Lifeline violent? Not especially. Less violent than 59% of series.
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.
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
Like Lifeline
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Lifeline
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Lifeline, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Lifeline, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Lifeline, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
