time-travel TV Shows & Characters

Explore the best time-travel TV shows, characters, and fan communities on TVCeleb.com.

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Shows
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Characters

About time-travel Television

The time-travel genre has produced some of the most compelling and culturally significant television of the modern era. TVCeleb profiles 12 time-travel series spanning networks including Syfy, Showcase, Netflix, tvN, with streaming available on platforms like Hulu, Netflix, Viki / Viu. These shows represent the full breadth of what time-travel television can achieve, from intimate character studies to sweeping narratives that have shaped how audiences engage with the medium.

Across these 12 series, TVCeleb profiles 36 distinct characters who have captivated audiences and inspired dedicated fan communities. Among the most popular are James Cole from 12 Monkeys (played by Aaron Stanford), Cassandra Railly from 12 Monkeys (played by Amanda Schull), Jennifer Goines from 12 Monkeys (played by Emily Hampshire), Kiera Cameron from Continuum (played by Rachel Nichols), Carlos Fonnegra from Continuum (played by Victor Webster). Each character profile includes detailed arc analysis, key episodes, fan ecosystem mapping, and Fan Heat Index scoring that measures engagement, social activity, and cultural impact.

Whether you're a longtime fan of time-travel television or discovering these shows for the first time, TVCeleb provides the most comprehensive resource for exploring the characters, relationships, and storylines that make time-travel series so compelling. Our detailed profiles go beyond basic plot summaries to examine what makes each character resonate with audiences, how they contribute to their show's themes, and why they've inspired such passionate fan communities.

time-travel Shows (12)

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Syfy Ended

12 Monkeys

2015-2018 · 4 Seasons

A scavenger from a plague-ravaged 2043 travels back in time to stop the apocalypse before it begins, racing a doomsday cult across the decades.

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Showcase Ended

Continuum

2012-2015 · 4 Seasons

A cop from a corporate-ruled 2077 is flung back to 2012 with the terrorists she was guarding, forcing her to police the past to protect the future.

sci-fitime-travelcrime
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Travelers title image
Showcase Ended

Travelers

2016-2018 · 3 Seasons

Consciousness from a dying future is beamed into present-day people seconds before death so secret teams can rewrite history and save humanity.

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A Time Called You title image
Netflix Ended

A Time Called You

2023 · 1 Season

A grieving woman slips from 2023 into the body of a 1998 teenager and meets a boy who resembles her late boyfriend, in this Korean remake of Someday or One Day.

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Lovely Runner title image
tvN Ended

Lovely Runner

2024 · 1 Season

A devoted fan, Im Sol, travels back in time to save the life of her idol and first love, Ryu Sun-jae, rewriting the past they share in this swoony 2024 tvN time-slip romance.

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Bon Appetit, Your Majesty title image
tvN Ended

Bon Appetit, Your Majesty

2025 · 1 Season

A modern French-trained chef is hurled back to the Joseon dynasty and must cook for a demanding tyrant-king, winning his court and his heart through food across the centuries.

romancefantasyhistorical
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Always a Witch title image
Netflix Ended

Always a Witch

2019-2020 · 2 Seasons

A young witch from 17th-century Cartagena time-travels to the present day to save her forbidden love, enrolling as a modern student while a centuries-old threat pursues her.

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Netflix Ended

Midnight at the Pera Palace

2022-2024 · 2 Seasons

A present-day journalist staying at Istanbul's historic Pera Palace Hotel discovers a passage to 1919 and is swept into a charming, dangerous plot that could change the founding of modern Turkey.

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Netflix Returning Series

Back to 15

2022-present · 2 Seasons

An unhappy 30-year-old discovers an old login that sends her back to the year 2000 and into her 15-year-old body, where she tries to rewrite her life and save her family's future.

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Someday or One Day title image
CTV Ended

Someday or One Day

2019-2020 · 1 Season

A grieving woman is transported into a 1990s high-school girl's body, where she meets a boy identical to her late boyfriend and tries to unravel the mystery binding them across time.

romancemysterytime-travel
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TBS Ended

Extremely Inappropriate!

2024 · 1 Season

A blunt, old-fashioned PE teacher from 1986 is flung forward to 2024 Tokyo, where his un-PC instincts collide hilariously and movingly with modern sensibilities in Kankuro Kudo's warm 2024 time-slip comedy for TBS.

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ABC TV Ended

New Saga

2025 · 1 Season

A magic swordsman who survived humanity's defeat is sent back in time to his younger days, using his future knowledge to rewrite the war and save everyone he lost.

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Top time-travel Characters (36)

Aaron Stanford as James Cole
12 Monkeys

James Cole

Played by Aaron Stanford

2015-2018 (Seasons 1-4) 0
Amanda Schull as Cassandra Railly
12 Monkeys

Cassandra Railly

Played by Amanda Schull

2015-2018 (Seasons 1-4) 0
Emily Hampshire as Jennifer Goines
12 Monkeys

Jennifer Goines

Played by Emily Hampshire

2015-2018 (Seasons 1-4) 0
Rachel Nichols as Kiera Cameron
Continuum

Kiera Cameron

Played by Rachel Nichols

2012-2015 0
Victor Webster as Carlos Fonnegra
Continuum

Carlos Fonnegra

Played by Victor Webster

2012-2015 0
Erik Knudsen as Alec Sadler
Continuum

Alec Sadler

Played by Erik Knudsen

2012-2015 0
Eric McCormack as Grant MacLaren
Travelers

Grant MacLaren

Played by Eric McCormack

1-3 0
Travelers

Marcy Warton

Played by MacKenzie Porter

1-3 0
Travelers

Trevor Holden

Played by Jared Abrahamson

1-3 0
Jeon Yeo-been as Han Jun-hee and Kwon Min-ju
A Time Called You

Han Jun-hee and Kwon Min-ju

Played by Jeon Yeo-been

Season 1 (2023) 0
Ahn Hyo-seop as Nam Si-heon
A Time Called You

Nam Si-heon

Played by Ahn Hyo-seop

Season 1 (2023) 0
Kang Hoon as Jung In-gyu
A Time Called You

Jung In-gyu

Played by Kang Hoon

Season 1 (2023) 0
Kim Hye-yoon as Im Sol
Lovely Runner

Im Sol

Played by Kim Hye-yoon

Season 1 (2024) 0
Byeon Woo-seok as Ryu Sun-jae
Lovely Runner

Ryu Sun-jae

Played by Byeon Woo-seok

Season 1 (2024) 0
Song Geon-hee as Kim Tae-sung
Lovely Runner

Kim Tae-sung

Played by Song Geon-hee

Season 1 (2024) 0
Lim Yoon-a as Yeon Ji-young
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty

Yeon Ji-young

Played by Lim Yoon-a

Season 1 (2025) 0
Lee Chae-min as Yi Heon
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty

Yi Heon

Played by Lee Chae-min

Season 1 (2025) 0
Kang Han-na as Kang Mok-ju
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty

Kang Mok-ju

Played by Kang Han-na

Season 1 (2025) 0
Always a Witch

Carmen Eguiluz

Played by Angely Gaviria

Seasons 1-2 0
Always a Witch

Cristobal De Aranoa

Played by Lenard Vanderaa

Seasons 1-2 0
Always a Witch

Johnny Ki

Played by Dylan Fuentes

Seasons 1-2 0
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Midnight at the Pera Palace

Esra

Played by

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Midnight at the Pera Palace

Ahmet

Played by

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Midnight at the Pera Palace

Halit

Played by

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TVCeleb.com covers 12 time-travel shows including 12 Monkeys, Continuum, Travelers, A Time Called You, Lovely Runner, and more. Each show features detailed character profiles, fan ecosystem mapping, and Fan Heat Index scoring. These series represent a range of approaches to the time-travel genre, from critically acclaimed award winners to fan-favorite cult hits, all available for exploration on TVCeleb.

There are currently 36 characters from 12 time-travel TV shows profiled on TVCeleb.com. Each character page includes a detailed character arc, key episodes, Fan Heat Index breakdown measuring engagement and social activity, quotes and trivia, fan ecosystem links, and FAQ sections. New characters and shows are added regularly as the TVCeleb database continues to expand.

time-travel television is spread across multiple networks and platforms. Syfy, Showcase, Netflix, tvN, CTV are among the primary homes for time-travel programming covered on TVCeleb. Streaming platforms including Hulu, Netflix, Viki / Viu have also become major destinations for time-travel content, making these shows accessible to global audiences.

TVCeleb uses the Fan Heat Index, a proprietary scoring system that measures character popularity across multiple dimensions including fan engagement, social media activity, meme velocity, and overall cultural impact. Each time-travel character receives an overall score out of 100, with detailed breakdowns available on individual character pages. This data-driven approach provides objective insight into which characters resonate most strongly with audiences.