Travelers

Travelers imagines a future where the last humans have figured out how to send consciousness back into the 21st century, taking over the bodies of people whose lives were about to end. Instead of flashy time jumps, teams of agents assume ordinary identities and carry out covert missions designed to prevent ecological collapse and societal ruin. The series centers on Grant MacLaren's team as they try to balance daily life, undercover objectives, and the moral price of altering the past. Episodes mix mission-of-the-week plots with longer arcs about trust, loyalty, and how far people will go when the fate of humanity depends on their choices, keeping stakes high throughout.

Premiering in 2016, Travelers was created by Brad Wright and produced in Canada, airing on Showcase with international distribution on Netflix, running across multiple seasons that blended serialized arcs with standalone missions, with a Canadian production team and varied effects.

The series earned industry recognition, gathering nominations from Canadian television organizations and genre festivals for acting and technical work. Cast performances and production design received particular notice among reviewers and award panels, highlighting the show's craft on a modest budget. Its restrained budget was often noted, but creativity compensated well.

Travelers developed a devoted fanbase that debated the show’s ethics, protocol rules, and character choices online, and several episodes became recurring touchpoints in streaming sci-fi conversations. Those debates kept the show alive in sci-fi circles, with episode recaps and forum speculation sustaining interest beyond broadcast windows.

Critics and viewers generally gave the show favorable marks, reflected in a 7.55/10 vote average, praising its ensemble performances, moral dilemmas, and steady pacing. Major themes include identity, collective responsibility, the ethics of intervention, and how personal lives are reshaped by large-scale choices, alongside the strong chemistry among the leads.