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Sliders

Sliders

19957.65 Seasons87 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?

Produced by David E. Peckinpah, Robert K. Weiss, Tracy Tormé
NetworksFOXSyfy

Top Cast

Cleavant Derricks

Cleavant Derricks

Rembrandt Brown

Kari Wührer

Kari Wührer

Maggie Beckett

Tembi Locke

Tembi Locke

Diana Davis

Robert Floyd

Robert Floyd

Quinn Mallory

Themes & Keywords

wormholeportalalternate dimensionalternate historyalien invasionparallel worldgroup of friendsparallel universe

About Sliders

Sliders is a action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1995 exploring themes of wormhole, portal, alternate dimension, alternate history, alien invasion, parallel world. it stars Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wührer, Tembi Locke. In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?

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