COLLECTION · Series · 2012
Continuum
The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the rebel group decides to continue its violent campaign to stop corporations of the future from replacing governments, while the police officer endeavours to stop them without revealing to anyone that she and the rebels are from the future.
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* 7.5 (936)ActionAdventureDramaFantasyScience FictionCanada · United States
Creators
Countries
Canada · United States · Belgium
Studios
Showcase · Reunion Pictures · Boy Meets Girl Film Company · Shaw Media · Thunderbird Entertainment · Reunion Pacific Entertainment
Runtime
45 min/ep
Age rating
TV-14
Release
27/05/2012
Score
7.5 / 10 (936)
Awards and nominations
- Best Direction
- Best Screenwriting
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Best Production Design
- Best Costume Design
- Best Stunt Coordination
- Best Male Guest Performance
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series
Where to watch
Amazon Prime Video
Peacock Premium
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Peacock Premium Plus
The CW
The Roku Channel
Fandango at Home Free
Pluto TV
Plex
Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
Tubi TVSeasons and episodes
Specials
16 episodes · 2012
Episode 1. Season 1 Sneak Peek
2012-05-22 · 3 min
No synopsis
Episode 2. Season 2 Sneak Peek
2013-04-19 · 3 min
No synopsis
Episode 3. Season 3 Sneak Peek
2014-03-13 · 2 min
No synopsis
Episode 4. Webisode 1: Minute By Minute
2014-03-14 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 5. Webisode 2: Minute Man
2014-03-21 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 6. Webisode 3: Minute to Win It
2014-03-28 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 7. Webisode 4: Minute Changes
2014-04-07 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 8. Webisode 5: Thirty Minutes to Air
2014-04-11 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 9. Webisode 6: Wasted Minute
2014-04-25 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 10. Webisode 7: Waning Minutes
2014-05-02 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 11. Webisode 8: So Do Our Minutes Hasten
2014-05-09 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 12. Webisode 9: Minute of Silence
2014-05-22 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 13. Webisode 10: Revolutions Per Minute
2014-05-30 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 14. Webisode 11: Two Minutes to Midnight
2014-06-05 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 15. Webisode 12: The Dying Minutes
2014-06-16 · 45 min
No synopsis
Episode 16. Webisode 13: Last Minute
2014-06-20 · 45 min
No synopsis
Season 1
10 episodes · 2012
Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols), a Vancouver City Protective Services officer, is transported from the year 2077 to 2012 when eight ruthless terrorists, known as Liber8, attempt to escape execution through time travel. With the help of 17 year old tech genius Alec Sadler (Erik Knudsen) and VPD officer Carlos Fonnegra (Victor Webster), Kiera must survive in…
Episode 1. A Stitch in Time
2012-05-27 · 45 min
Inspector Kiera Cameron loses everything she has and finds herself on a new mission when she and eight dangerous terrorists are transported from their time in 2077 back to 2012 during the terrorist’s attempt to escape execution. She takes…
Episode 2. Fast Times
2012-06-03 · 45 min
Kiera tries to find the members of Liber8 before they do more damage. Her attempts are hindered when her cover is blown and her partner on the VPD, Carlos Fonnegra, arrests her. But when she discovers Liber8’s plan to attempt to get back…
Episode 3. Wasting Time
2012-06-10 · 45 min
Kiera and Carlos investigate a series of mysterious murders in which victims have been drained of endocrine fluid only to discover that the crimes were committed by Liber8 in an effort to save Travis, their leader. Kellog tries to make a…
Episode 4. A Matter of Time
2012-06-17 · 45 min
A scientist who is working on developing a source of clean energy is found murdered. The list of suspects leads Kiera on a journey that takes her to a precarious place – deciding between the right thing to do and the preservation of the…
Episode 5. A Test of Time
2012-06-24 · 45 min
Kagame's return begins with a reset of Liber8’s agenda, away from violence and towards blending into the community. But there may be a glitch – there is the possibility that if their ancestors living in this time are murdered, they might…
Episode 6. Time's Up
2012-07-08 · 45 min
Kagame pursues the first step of his new agenda – winning over the intellectuals and the grassroots dissenters. When Liber8 kidnaps the CEO of a major corporation, Kiera and Carlos must race an actual ticking clock to save the CEO from…
Episode 7. The Politics of Time
2012-07-15 · 45 min
The high-stakes Union Election gives Kiera her first taste of contemporary political intrigue. But issues of trust and loyalty come up for Kiera as evidence points to Carlos in the death of an investigative reporter. Kiera will learn…
Episode 8. Playtime
2012-07-22 · 45 min
When Kiera and Carlos investigate two mysterious murder-suicides, they quickly realize that both may be the result of a lethal computer program turning video game programmers into killers.
Episode 9. Family Time
2012-07-29 · 45 min
While accompanying Carlos on a routine investigation of a farmer who purchased large quantities of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer used in explosives and agriculture, Kiera discovers that the farm is actually the home of Alec. What seemed…
Episode 10. Endtimes
2012-08-05 · 45 min
Kiera must race against the clock when she realizes that in her timeline, today is the day that terrorists bomb a building killing hundreds of innocent people. As she tries to stop the imminent bombing, Liber8 kidnaps her trusty sidekick…
Season 2
13 episodes · 2013
The second season of the Showcase television series Continuum premiered on April 21, 2013 and concluded on August 4, 2013. The series is created by Simon Barry. The series centers on Kiera Cameron as she time travels from 2077 to 2012 with a group of terrorists, and attempts to find a way home.
Episode 1. Second Chances
2013-04-21 · 45 min
Kiera resurfaces after the mayor is killed in a brazen assassination. She reunites with Carlos to solve the murder and also tries to reconnect with Alec, who has changed since reading the message from his future self.
Episode 2. Split Second
2013-04-28 · 45 min
Kiera and Carlos's reunion is a bumpy one as they attempt to thwart Liber8's brazen hijacking of a prison transfer. Meanwhile, Kellog approaches Alec with an enticing partnership proposition. The young genius is tempted, but will it lead…
Episode 3. Second Thoughts
2013-05-05 · 45 min
Alec is injured in a car accident while joyriding with his friends who are intoxicated on a dangerous new drug sweeping the streets. Kiera recognizes this new poison as a drug from her future and deduces that Liber8 is responsible for…
Episode 4. Second Skin
2013-05-12 · 45 min
It appears another time traveler has arrived in 2013 when the CMR network "pings" a brief connection with another CPS suit. Kiera's pursuit of the traveler leads her to her old partner, Elena - but also draws unwanted Liber8 attention,…
Episode 5. Second Opinion
2013-05-26 · 45 min
Sam's Birthday puts Kiera on the path to an emotional meltdown which triggers an internal diagnostic within Kiera's CMR that forces her to deal with her loss or lose her tech abilities. Meanwhile, Kiera becomes the target of a department…
Episode 6. Second Truths
2013-06-02 · 45 min
Kiera must use her knowledge of the future to stop a serial killer while keeping a curious Carlos in the dark about the truth behind her uncanny insights.
Episode 7. Second Degree
2013-06-09 · 45 min
Kiera and Carlos discover that a Juror on Julian's trial has been compromised and must race to protect his family from a Liber8 plot. Alec is torn between telling the truth at his brother's trial or protecting his mother. Emily reveals…
Episode 8. Second Listen
2013-06-16 · 45 min
Kiera investigates the mysterious disappearance of several deceased time travelers’ bodies while Alec is taken hostage by Garza on orders from his future self.
Episode 9. Seconds
2013-07-07 · 45 min
Alec’s mother is shot by a bullet meant for Julian while Dillon’s new Liber8 task force is put to the test when Kiera must decide how far she will go to stop Julian's murderous future.
Episode 10. Second Wave
2013-07-14 · 45 min
After a surprise attack by the shadowy group posing as Section Six, Kiera is captured by Julian’s followers. Alec reactivates Travis' military chip in order to hunt him, but the hunter soon becomes the hunted.
Episode 11. Second Guessed
2013-07-21 · 45 min
Chaos breaks out in Vancouver when a series of cyber attacks turn the city upside down. Kiera and Carlos race to find the perpetrator while clues suggest Alec's own technology has something to do with it.
Episode 12. Second Last
2013-07-28 · 45 min
Kiera and Carlos must stop Travis after he gets his hands on a second CPS suit while Alec and Emily try to escape the mysterious Freelancers and deal with a revelation about his past that could change everything.
Episode 13. Second Time
2013-08-04 · 45 min
Kiera races to rescue Alec from himself and preserve her own chance of getting home. Alec must make a difficult decision between solving Kiera's dilemma or his own.
Season 3
13 episodes · 2014
Episode 1. Minute By Minute
2014-03-16 · 45 min
Kiera risks everything to stop Alec from altering history in his quest to save Emily, but can the mysterious group Kiera aligned herself with be trusted?
Episode 2. Minute Man
2014-03-23 · 45 min
While Kiera investigates the two Alecs in one timeline, the mayor is kidnapped by a reunited Liber8. Carlos struggles with the reality shattering truth of Kiera’s predicament.
Episode 3. Minute to Win It
2014-03-30 · 45 min
Kiera has to solve a series of Liber8 connected bank heists and discovers the robbers are controlled by a recently escaped Lucas. Carlos’ new and unwanted knowledge about time travel begins to affect his work.
Episode 4. A Minute Changes Everything
2014-04-06 · 45 min
As Kiera works to free a college student caught in a police cover-up, her perspective on police behaviour is thrown into question. Carlos discovers Liber8's influence reaches right inside of VPD. Alec secures an unlikely ally.
Episode 5. 30 Minutes to Air
2014-04-13 · 45 min
Kiera and Carlos work to free hostages including Dillon, taken prisoner by Liber8 at a television station. Meanwhile, Kellog and Alec's business alliance falls apart, turning the two men from partners to adversaries.
Episode 6. Wasted Minute
2014-04-27 · 45 min
Kiera and an emotionally unravelling Carlos must stop Liber8 from committing a devastating chemical attack on the city.
Episode 7. Waning Minutes
2014-05-04 · 45 min
Kiera crash lands her CPS flyer during a prisoner transport and is forced to work with her enemy captive in order to survive. In present day, the mystery of Kiera's murder is solved when Alec finds a way to recover the recording of her…
Episode 8. So Do Our Minutes Hasten
2014-05-11 · 45 min
Kiera confronts uncomfortable truths while paired on an investigation with Dillon. Julian puts himself in the spotlight by exposing a corporation's dirty deeds. Alec deals with the pressures of his new role at Piron and an uncomfortable…
Episode 9. Minute of Silence
2014-05-25 · 45 min
Kiera and Carlos, reeling from a shocking loss, hunt down a ring of enigmatic high-tech thieves, even as a handsome, yet distant amnesiac begs for help in discovering his identity.
Episode 10. Revolutions Per Minute
2014-06-01 · 45 min
Kiera's relationship with the Freelancers is pushed to the limit as she forges a deeper connection with the mysterious John Doe. Alec crosses the rubicon to protect his legacy. Kiera makes a shocking discovery.
Episode 11. 3 Minutes to Midnight
2014-06-08 · 45 min
Kiera finally learns the truth about John Doe. Alec must make a difficult choice between business and family. Liber8 is rocked to the core by new information about their mission.
Episode 12. The Dying Minutes
2014-06-15 · 45 min
Something's hidden deep in the Freelancer facility. Kiera and John Doe work to retrieve it, but the price of knowledge may be betrayal. Carlos resolves to wrest control of the VPD from Piron and Dillon. Help arrives courtesy of an…
Episode 13. Last Minute
2014-06-22 · 45 min
Kiera and Liber8 join forces to stop a power-hungry Alec; Kiera and John Doe realize their relationship is doomed; Scar Alec sacrifices his hard-won desire for a simpler life.
Season 4
6 episodes · 2015
In season four, Kiera Cameron and the mysterious time traveler, Brad Tonkin must battle the Future Soldiers who arrived in a flash of light in the last moments of season three. Meanwhile, Kiera's alliance with the remaining members of Liber8 challenges her relationship with both Carlos and Alec Sadler. Kiera must also face off against Kellog, who is using…
Episode 1. Lost Hours
2015-09-04 · 45 min
Kiera, injured during her and Brad's escape from the future soldiers, has a renewed desire to return to her son in the future. Brad reunites with the future soldiers in a bid to gain their trust and work from the inside. Alec gets revenge…
Episode 2. Rush Hour
2015-09-11 · 45 min
Kellog uses Alec's weakness against him. Kiera tries to negotiate. Alec sets out on his own to try to save Emily.
Episode 3. Power Hour
2015-09-18 · 45 min
Alec joins Carlos and the VPD. Kiera and Garza form an alliance.
Episode 4. Zero Hour
2015-09-25 · 45 min
Kiera and Brad's trust reaches a breaking point. Carlos and Kellog come to their own realizations; Alec has a strange encounter.
Episode 5. The Desperate Hours
2015-10-02 · 45 min
Kiera pressures Carlos for more time. Kellog faces unexpected danger. The future soldiers plan a raid.
Episode 6. Final Hour
2015-10-09 · 45 min
Kiera and Alec risk everything to stop the future soldiers.
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★ 9.0 / 10
**Score: 9/10 — A Smart, Tense, and Triumphantly Concluded Sci-Fi Gem**
In the precarious landscape of television sci-fi, *Continuum* stands as a rare and rewarding success story: a show with a complex, high-stakes premise that not only survived but was granted the precious gift of a **satisfying, deliberate, and mind-bending conclusion.** This is a series that trusted its audience's intelligence, embraced the inherent politics of its world, and delivered a consistently thrilling narrative that earns its place among the genre's most underrated triumphs.
**A Believable World, Political by Necessity:**
The premise is deceptively straightforward yet rich with conflict: Protector Kiera Cameron (Rachel Nichols), a law-enforcement officer from a corporatocratic 2077, is thrown back in time to present-day Vancouver alongside a group of anti-corporate terrorists ("Liber8") she was tasked to stop. What unfolds is a masterclass in moral complexity. The show's greatest strength is its refusal to offer easy villains. Kiera's future is a dystopia of surveillance and control; Liber8's methods are monstrous, but their rage against the machine is often tragically justified.
To those who say it got **"too political,"** the series offers a robust retort: **The world *IS* a political place.** *Continuum* wove corporate influence, privacy erosion, social unrest, and the ethics of revolution directly into its DNA. This didn't detract from the sci-fi; it **added to its realism** and gravitas. The struggle wasn't just about stopping a bomb; it was about preventing—or perhaps irrevocably setting in motion—a terrifyingly plausible future. **The story was totally believable** because it was rooted in the extrapolation of our own societal trajectories.
**A Legacy of Satisfying Payoff:**
While the journey had its share of network-imposed detours, the final season is a masterstroke. The showrunners, aware of their endpoint, deftly tied together temporal paradoxes, character arcs, and philosophical questions into a finale that is both emotionally resonant and intellectually daring. It provides closure not with a simple victory, but with a profound meditation on sacrifice, causality, and the price of a "better" world. In an era of abrupt cancellations, this alone makes *Continuum* a treasure.
**The Verdict:**
*Continuum* is a brilliantly executed, thought-provoking thrill ride. It features a compelling lead performance, a superb ensemble (with special praise for Victor Webster and Erik Knudsen), and some of the most intelligently handled time-travel mechanics on television. It dared to be politically engaged, morally ambiguous, and fiercely ambitious right up to its perfect end. A must-watch for any sci-fi fan who craves a story with brains, heart, and the courage to follow its own convictions to a truly satisfying conclusion.
**Watch if:** You love complex time-travel narratives, morally gray characters, cyberpunk aesthetics, and stories that engage with real-world political and corporate power.
**Skip if:** You prefer clear-cut heroes and villains, apolitical sci-fi, or purely action-driven plots. This is a show for thinkers.
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