16 best time travel TV series: part 2

What person would turn down an opportunity to travel to the past or the future? This is the unique opportunity provided by the heroes of science fiction and adventure series. In these fascinating shows, characters travel through time streams and face mysterious paradoxes. If you’re a fan of time travel series, this list contains European and American shows with exciting and entertaining plots.

Timeless (2016 – 2017)

In the foreign film, which continues to lead the way among time travel series, the fascinating plot and positive feedback from viewers never cease to amaze. Garcia Flynn decides to organize an attack on a secret laboratory where work is underway to create an innovative time capsule. He steals a time travel machine and takes a scientist hostage. The company’s management assembles a team of experienced professionals to go after Flynn. In the course of their jumps through the time gate, the squad is confronted with the terrifying truth about the activities of the mysterious Rittenhouse organization.

12 Monkeys (2015 – 2018)

In the middle of the 21st century, humanity survives by hiding underground from a dangerous virus that has claimed many lives. Scientists have not found out the origin of this microorganism and who was the “patient zero”. Only the date of the pandemic and the name of the person associated with this event are known. The only chance for salvation is to change history. Scientists send James Cole, a criminal from the post-apocalyptic future, to 2015. His mission is to kill the man who caused the disaster. However, encounters with the past turn out to be much more complicated.

The Ministry of Time (2015 – 2020)

The time-traveling series tells the story of the Sentinels, who serve in a secret government organization. These special agents are scattered across different time periods to prevent criminals from interfering with the natural course of history. For their travels, they use a gate that is heavily guarded by the ministry. Alonso, Amelia, and Julian are new agents who are just starting to get used to the unusual rules and dangerous mission.

Outlander (2014 – 2020)

After the end of the Second World War, Claire embarks on a journey through Scotland with her husband Frank. An unexpected touch of an ancient stone transports her back to the mid-eighteenth century, during the civil strife that engulfed the country. There, she meets the noble knight Jamie, and a passionate romance breaks out between them. Claire is torn between an inevitable choice, because somewhere in the modern world her husband Frank is waiting for her.

Continuum (2012 – 2015)

In the future, the world is ruled by powerful corporations that have completely replaced traditional power structures. The inhabitants of the planet live under total control, but there are those who are not ready to accept the lack of freedom. The fighters for independence are subjected to cruel punishment, but at one of the executions something unusual happens – a time portal opens. The “terrorists” find themselves transported to the modern world and hope to change the future, but they are followed by law enforcement officer Kira Cameron.

Terra Nova (2011)

By the middle of the XXII century, the world’s population had grown so much that many animals and plants had disappeared forever. The future of mankind is in huge question, and in this light, scientists decide to send a group of people 85 million years back. They hope to change the course of civilization and thus save the world. However, Terra Nova, their new home in the past, does not accept them so easily.

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