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Timeless

Timeless

Protect the past. Save the future.

20167.22 Seasons26 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying America as we know it by changing the past. Our only hope is an unexpected team: a scientist, a soldier and a history professor, who must use the machine's prototype to travel back in time to critical events. While they must make every effort not to affect the past themselves, they must also stay one step ahead of this dangerous fugitive. But can this handpicked team uncover the mystery behind it all and end his destruction before it's too late?

Created by Anslem Richardson
Written by Anslem Richardson
Produced by Nick Bradley
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Abigail Spencer

Abigail Spencer

Lucy Preston

Matt Lanter

Matt Lanter

MSG Wyatt Logan

Malcolm Barrett

Malcolm Barrett

Rufus Carlin

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Garcia Flynn

Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph

Connor Mason

Sakina Jaffrey

Sakina Jaffrey

Agent Denise Christopher

Claudia Doumit

Claudia Doumit

Jiya

Themes & Keywords

secret societytime traveltime machinecriminaltop secret projectcomputer scientistchanging historybutterfly effecthomeland securitytop secret labhistoryamerican historysecretshistory professoru.s. army soldierhistorical events

About Timeless

Timeless is a drama, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of secret society, time travel, time machine, criminal, top secret project, computer scientist. Created by Anslem Richardson, it stars Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett. A mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying America as we know it by changing the past. Our only hope is an unexpected team: a scientist, a soldier and a history professor, who must use the machine's prototype to travel back in time to critical events. While they must make every effort not to affect the past themselves, they must also stay one step ahead of this dangerous fugitive. But can this handpicked team uncover the mystery behind it all and end his destruction before it's too late?

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