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The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race.
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Episode 1
Cole and Ramse repair their broken friendship while on the run; Railly and Jones navigate an uncertain future in 2043.
Directed by David GrossmanWritten by Travis Fickett, Terry MatalasGuest stars Brendan Coyle, David Richmond-Peck, Scottie Thompson, Andreas Apergis, Billy MacLellan, Brian Quinn, Craig Burnatowski, Glenda MacInnis
Episode 2
Cole gets stranded in 2016 after an attempt to destroy the virus changes the future. Jones and Railly deal with the consequences of the changed timeline.
Directed by Magnus MartensWritten by Sean TrettaGuest stars Michael Rhoades, Egidio Tari, Lukas Engel, Peter Schoelier, Christine Ebadi, Alisen Richmond-Peck, Michael Hogan, Ayisha Issa
Episode 3
Despite the growing tension between them, Cole and Cassie time travel to New York during World War II to track down a dangerous member of the Twelve.
Directed by David GrossmanWritten by Michael SussmanGuest stars Erik Knudsen, Scottie Thompson, Carlyn Burchell, Scott Gorman, Michael Ripley, Paul Rivers, Tara Koehler, Morgan Lever
Episode 4
When Cole and Cassie are stranded in 1944, Jones must turn to the person she trusts the least to bring them home -- Ramse. For Ramse, this mission will give him a chance to atone for his sins -- but can he mend the broken relations between Cole and Railly? Meanwhile, Jones visits Old Jennifer Goines to explore the true nature of Time - and the Twelve’s method to destroy it.
Directed by David GrossmanWritten by Richard RobbinsGuest stars Erik Knudsen, Scottie Thompson, Jeff Teravainen, Mitchell Verigin, Justin Goodhand, Trenna Keating, Michael Hogan, Jay Karnes
Episode 5
In the present, Cassie and Jennifer Goines run from the 12 Monkeys; in 2044, Cole and Ramse face off against Deacon.
Directed by Mairzee AlmasGuest stars Noah Bean, Grace Lynn Kung, Sarah Murphy-Dyson, Nicolas Van Burek, James Murray, David Dantes, Jordan Claire Robbins, Boyd Banks
Episode 6
Cole and Ramse travel to 1970s New York City to prevent the Twelve from murdering a Vietnam veteran with a connection to the Witness.
Directed by David GreeneWritten by Ian SobelGuest stars Noah Bean, David Dastmalchian, David Marciano, Diana Bentley, Adam Kenneth Wilson, Danya Nearon, Warren Belle, Evan Spergel
Episode 7
Cole faces the Witness as Cassie's hallucinations evolve; deadly visitors from the past arrive when the time machine malfunctions and begins tearing apart time and space.
Directed by Grant HarveyWritten by Richard RobbinsGuest stars Michael Hogan, Adrian Spencer, Michael Brown, Caleb Cosman, Phil Borg, Michael Boisvert, Andrew Gillies, Peter DaCunha
Episode 8
Jones comes to the disheartening realization that time travel is humanity's true enemy and that as its architect she needs to be stopped, and so she sends Railly back to the year 2020 with orders to undo all of it.
Directed by Steven A. AdelsonWritten by Sean TrettaGuest stars Harper Gunn, Xander Berkeley, Shaquille James-Hosten, Tiffany Shepis, Dipal Patel, James Fanizza, Ayisha Issa, Murray Furrow
Episode 9
To save the last Primary, Cole must turn to a mortal enemy. Plus: Jennifer Goines, radical revolutionary?
Directed by Bill EaglesWritten by Christopher Monfette, Christopher Monfette, Sean TrettaGuest stars Eve Harlow, Sophia Walker, Konima Parkinson-Jones, Alisen Richmond-Peck, Christopher Heyerdahl, Peter Outerbridge, Ramon De Ocampo, Gloria Gifford
Episode 10
Cole has his loyalty tested when Ramse and Railly go rogue, embarking on an unsanctioned mission that sends them to 1961 East Berlin. Once there, they have murder on their minds as they search for an unscrupulous German doctor who knows the location of "The Witness."
Directed by Guy Norman BeeWritten by Oliver GrigsbyGuest stars Scottie Thompson, Alisen Richmond-Peck, Matt Frewer, Daniel Kash, Jay Karnes, Tal Gottfried, Jordan Kanner, Shant Srabian
Episode 11
With the temporal facility on the verge of destruction, Cole and Jones find themselves in the middle of a coup. After a violent encounter ends in an unexpected tragedy, Cole is sent back to 1957 in a last-ditch effort to save humanity while the rest embark on a caravan across the apocalypse to find Titan -- the stronghold of the Witness.
Directed by Kevin TancharoenWritten by Richard E. RobbinsGuest stars Dylan Brentwood, Glenda MacInnis, Ayisha Issa, Murray Furrow, Andrew Gillies, Demore Barnes, Brooke Williams
Episode 12
Cole and Railly attempt to stop the final paradox in the past while Ramse, Jennifer and Deacon struggle to survive the apocalypse in a last ditch effort to find the Witness.
Directed by David GrossmanWritten by Sean TrettaGuest stars Bruce Beaton, Stuart Clow, Justin Landry, Aisha Evelyna, Andy Trithardt, Nic Rhind, Carson Durven, Jonathan Collard
Episode 13
Cole and Railly have finally found peace living in the past. When a mysterious woman with apocalyptic visions of the future tells Cole it's not over, he must do the unthinkable to save the world... and the woman he loves.
Directed by David GrossmanWritten by Terry MatalasGuest stars Alisen Richmond-Peck, Joey Klein, Madeleine Stowe, Catherine McNally, Isys Alexis, David Collins, Jean-Michel Nadeau, Ayisha Issa
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Aaron StanfordJames Cole
Amanda SchullCassandra Railly
Kirk AcevedoJosé Ramse
Barbara SukowaKatarina Jones
Emily HampshireJennifer Goines
Todd StashwickDeacon
Noah BeanAaron Marker
Alisen Richmond-PeckOlivia Kirschner
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