Continuum Season 1

If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, Continuum Season 1 is available on and right now. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 946 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Rachel Nichols's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Continuum Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. What makes Continuum Season 1 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. 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 our time period, and capture Liber8 before they can alter the course of history and change the future. Rachel Nichols and Erik Knudsen lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2012. Continuum Season 1 resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Continuum Season 1 a chance. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Rachel Nichols's performance is the anchor the more ambitious moments need. The world-building pays off in ways you will not anticipate on a first watch.