Right now you can watch Travelers in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Netflix — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. 3 seasons in, and the quality has not slipped. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Eric McCormack anchors it with a performance that grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Start it on Netflix whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Travelers is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. What makes Travelers work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Hundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st century. These "travelers" assume the lives of seemingly random people, while secretly working as teams to perform missions in order to save humanity from a terrible future. The human element stays intact thanks to Eric McCormack and MacKenzie Porter, who anchor every scene. 3 seasons (2016–2018) gave the story room most shows never get. The rules of Travelers's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Sci-fi fans who want ideas alongside the spectacle will find Travelers genuinely rewarding. Viewers who responded to 12 Monkeys will find a lot to like here too. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Watch for Eric McCormack in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.

Travelers was cancelled in 2018, created by Brad Wright — and 3 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.