The Visitor from the Future
Created by François Descraques
A comedic sci-fi romp through time travel paradoxes and post-apocalyptic scenarios, balancing absurdist humour with genre-world building across a completed four-season run.
The Visitor from the Future is a cross-media series that combines comedy and science fiction. Since its launch in April 2009, it was viewed 5 million times on the French web and was aired on the TV channel NOLIFE.
Clusters
Genres
Questions people ask
Is The Visitor from the Future scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Is The Visitor from the Future sad? Not especially. Less sad than 68% of series.
Is The Visitor from the Future easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Visitor from the Future violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Visitor from the Future leave you hopeful? 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.
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 The Visitor from the Future
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Visitor from the Future
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Visitor from the Future, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Visitor from the Future, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Visitor from the Future, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
