Travelers

Travelers

Welcome to the 21st.

Created by Brad Wright

On Showcase, Netflix

2016–20183 seasons34 episodes45 min7.6 / 10

A high-concept sci-fi drama about consciousness-displaced operatives navigating 21st-century lives while executing covert missions to prevent apocalypse, balancing intimate character work against existential stakes.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Travelers scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.

  • Is Travelers sad? Somewhat. More sad than 72% of series.

  • Is Travelers easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.

  • Is Travelers violent? Somewhat. More violent than 64% of series.

  • Does Travelers leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% 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.

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45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity30

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise59

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love48

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Travelers

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Travelers

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Travelers, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Travelers, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Travelers, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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