TV series
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?
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Episode 1
The Sliders become involuntarily apart of a human war game where the only winners are the ones that stay alive.
Directed by Oscar L. CostoWritten by Josef AndersonGuest stars Joshua Malina, Laurie Fortier
Episode 2
On a world quickly running out of natural resources, Rembrandt meets his number one fan but finds her to be a little too friendly. Meanwhile, Quinn and the others meet Logan, a scientist at Prototronics that's trying to develop sliding. However, they learn her plans for sliding are far from noble.
Directed by Richard ComptonWritten by Tony Blake, Paul JacksonGuest stars Zoe McLellan, Mari Morrow, Michael Bryan French, Diana Castle, Dave Nelson, Warren Sweeney, Michael Krawic, Kris Iyer
Episode 3
The Sliders arrive on a world where electric tornadoes have almost completely wiped out the population. They find a secluded village somehow protected from the tornadoes and a dictator that may prevent the team from ever sliding again.
Directed by Oscar L. CostoWritten by Scott Smith MillerGuest stars Corey Feldman, Julie Benz, Josh Coxx, Jordan Warkol, Bill Bolender, Tim Griffin
Episode 4
The Sliders arrive on a world just like their own, only time is moving at a rate of twelve years slower than normal. There, Quinn encounters his young double and tries to change an upcoming event in his life, despite the other Sliders' warnings.
Directed by Adam NimoyWritten by Tracy TorméGuest stars Meadow Sisto, Phillip Van Dyke, Leslie Horan, Marty York, Robert Winley, Tim Wiley, John Colton, Linda Henning
Episode 5
On a world where a group of social misfits have learned to torture people by entering their dreams, Wade becomes a target of the group's leader.
Directed by Jefery LevyWritten by Scott Smith Miller, Melinda M. SnodgrassGuest stars Zack Ward, Michael Des Barres, Katherine LaNasa, Rodney Eastman, Jeffrey Steven Smith, Symba, Kenny Johnson, Lester Barrie
Episode 6
The Sliders land on a world with little water and come to the aid of a mysterious young woman whose gift to find water is being exploited by a group of thugs.
Directed by Jim JohnstonWritten by Matt DearbornGuest stars Constance Forslund, Judson Mills, Gina Philips, Ken Steadman, Michael Lee Gogin, Christopher Maleki, Kris Lindquist, Lester Barrie
Episode 7
On a world of magic and dragons, Quinn is mistaken for a wizard and kidnapped by an evil warlock bent on immortality. Meanwhile, Wade tries to help Rembrandt's love troubles with a love potion, but it backfires and makes Rembrandt fall in love with her.
Directed by David LivingstonWritten by Tony Blake, Paul JacksonGuest stars Gregory Paul Martin, Francis Guinan, Max Grodénchik, Michelle Burke, Françoise Robertson, Charlie O'Connell, Saxon Trainor, Sean Moynihan
Episode 8
After barely escaping a world engulfed in flames, the Sliders now find themselves in a Los Angeles dependent on the sale and production of oil. Unfortunately, they learn they've brought along a piece of the fire from the last world and that it has a mind of it's own.
Directed by Jefery LevyWritten by Josef AndersonGuest stars Brigitta Dau, Anthony Tyler Quinn, Lynn Clark, Ferdinand Carangelo, Veronica Cartwright, Terry Markwell
Episode 9
On a world where the American government is a monarchy, Rembrandt is mistaken for his double and discovers that he is about to be a father of royalty. The only problem is, on this world, it's the men who give birth to children.
Directed by Richard ComptonWritten by Eleah HorwitzGuest stars Hallie Foote, Dan Gauthier, Clinton Derricks-Carroll, Collin Bernsen, Gabrielle Beimford, Kristopher Logan, Brooke Elizabeth Crocker, Kahlee Elizabeth Barrio
Episode 10
On a world where the legal system is in the form of televised game shows, Quinn is arrested, tried and sentenced to death for the crimes of his double.
Directed by Richard ComptonWritten by Nan HaganGuest stars Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Lisa Rieffel, Don Most, Fredric Lehne, Perrey Reeves, Robert DiTillio, Brett Miller, Ed Wasser
Episode 11
The Sliders land on a world where the human race was wiped out by robots. Quinn and Rembrandt are captured by the robot's demented creator and are going to be used in a mind-transfer experiment.
Directed by John T. KretchmerWritten by Nan Hagan, Schuyler KentGuest stars Eddie Mills, Robert Englund, Jeff Rector, Jerry Rector, Ted Detwiler, Kathleen McClellan
Episode 12
On a world where people are enticed by consumerism and giant malls in the sky, the Sliders get jobs as mall employees to find the mother of an abandoned child. Arturo is a reluctant Santa, Rembrandt and Wade his elves while Quinn gets an administrative job. Meanwhile, Wade faces some strong emotions when she meets her sister and father.
Directed by Richard ComptonWritten by Eleah HorwitzGuest stars Chase Masterson, Jacqueline Obradors, Stuart Fratkin, Neil Roberts, Allen Williams, Jody Curtis, Sean Flynn, Nikolaus Keelaghan
Episode 13
On an over-worked world with an uptight population, Arturo is thought to be a fracture and is sent to a fantasy camp for a form of relaxation. When the others find him, they see he has been brainwashed into thinking he is a great detective on the trail of a Jack the Ripper-like murderer.
Directed by Jeff WoolnoughWritten by David E. PeckinpahGuest stars Brian McNamara, Brigid Brannagh, Adam Wylie, David Purdham, Lester Barrie, Suzanne Mara, Taylor Leigh, Holly R. Claman
Episode 14
On a world ruled by Egyptian culture, Quinn is used in a life-after-death experiment and thought dead. The others miss the slide when trying to save a woman from a sacrifice and become trapped in a pyramid with a big scarab.
Directed by Adam NimoyWritten by Scott Smith MillerGuest stars Jim Turner, Apollonia Kotero, Shaun Toub, Claudette Mink, Rocco Vienhage, Armando Valdes-Kennedy, Terry Markwell, Steven Meek
Episode 15
The Sliders arrive in a small community, where the citizens are all young and fearful of outsiders. They don't expect much trouble, until they uncover a deadly secret.
Directed by Jim JohnstonWritten by Steve StoliarGuest stars Rob Youngblood, Will Schaub, Lara Steinick, Patricia Gebhard, Kristi McDaniel, Jeff Markey, Todd Babcock, Gordon Jennison Noice
Episode 16
Things don't look good for the Sliders when they slide to a world that's about to be eradicated by a rogue pulsar. Soon they discover that this world has been developing sliding technology and pool their resources with the U.S. government in a race to escape to a parallel Earth.
Directed by Jim CharlestonWritten by Tony Blake, Paul Jackson, John Rhys-DaviesGuest stars Kari Wührer, J. Karen Thomas, Krzysztof Pieczyński, Michael Houston King, Steve Larson, Roger Daltrey, Mark Kiely, Wes Charles Jr.
Episode 17
Quinn and Maggie return to her world with Earth Prime's coordinates stored in Jensen's timer. As Wade makes the final list for those who can slide to safety, Arturo races to modify the new timer to slide more people. Unfortunately for them, an unexpected danger lurks the base and one Slider will not make it to the next world.
Directed by Jefery LevyWritten by Josef Anderson, Tony Blake, Paul Jackson, John Rhys-DaviesGuest stars Kari Wührer, Roger Daltrey, Mark Kiely, Andy Rolfes, Sandy Laufer-Blake, Lisa Franchot, Reba Shaw Alexander, Wes Charles Jr.
Episode 18
The Sliders arrive on a world where a strange bacteria transformed the inhabitants into flesh-eating zombies. When Quinn is bitten, he begins to turn into one of them.
Directed by David E. PeckinpahWritten by Steven KriozereGuest stars Kari Wührer, Stephanie Niznik, Jay Acovone, Lorin McCraley
Episode 19
A creature embeds a parasite in Maggie just before the slide, which takes the Sliders to a world where young adults are used in a mandatory organ-donor program. The others will have to find Maggie before she finds the perfect mate and lays her eggs.
Directed by Paris BarclayWritten by Eleah HorwitzGuest stars Kari Wührer, Deborah Kellner, Paris Barclay, Dawnn Lewis, Christopher Mayer, Spencer Garbett, R. Todd Torok, David Chisum
Episode 20
Wade and Rembrandt recall their slide to a world plagued by earthquakes and populated by primitive people. Wade falls into a deep chasm and Quinn goes to rescue her, while Rembrandt learns of Arturo's illness.
Directed by Allan EastmanWritten by Josef AndersonGuest stars Donnie Jeffcoat, Ron Melendez
Episode 21
The Sliders track Rickman to a superstitious town. Their search is further complicated when Quinn and Maggie are captured by natives living in a mysterious fog. There, Quinn runs into someone from his past--himself.
Directed by Jeff WoolnoughWritten by Scott Smith Miller, Nan HaganGuest stars Kari Wührer, Oona Hart, Kevin Quigley, Amy Wheaton, Franc Ross, Neil Dickson
Episode 22
While on vacation, Quinn and Rembrandt get mixed up in an illegal snake deal and find themselves stuck in the middle of no where surrounded by deadly snakes. Meanwhile, Wade and Maggie get involved with a shady man in their search for the others.
Directed by Jim JohnstonWritten by Tony Blake, Paul JacksonGuest stars Kari Wührer, Julie St. Claire, Randy Vasquez, Marc Tissot, Danny Mora, Thomas G. Waites, David Correia
Episode 23
The Sliders' chase for Rickman takes them back to the world they helped colonize, the New World. Only they find that the colonists are being hunted by a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Directed by Richard ComptonWritten by David E. PeckinpahGuest stars Kari Wührer, Rainer Grant, Wes Charles Jr., Mike Terner, Michael Woolson, Robyn Lees, Neil Dickson
Episode 24
Wade falls under the spell of a rock band's charismatic lead singer, who is really a vampire and looking to use Wade to get the timer. Meanwhile, the others try to track down Rickman.
Directed by Jerry O'ConnellWritten by Josef AndersonGuest stars Kari Wührer, Duff McKagan, Tommy Chong, Danny Masterson, Ryan Alosio, Neil Dickson, Leslie Soule, Barry Livingston
Episode 25
The Sliders track Rickman to a world where a mad scientist has been experimenting with genetic testing and has created a race of human hybrids.
Directed by Jim JohnstonWritten by Nan HaganGuest stars Michael York, Deron McBee, Melinda Clarke
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Jerry O'ConnellQuinn Mallory
Cleavant DerricksRembrandt Brown
John Rhys-DaviesMaximillian Arturo
Kari WührerMaggie Beckett
Tembi LockeDiana Davis
Robert FloydQuinn Mallory
Sabrina LloydWade Welles
Marnie McPhailElizabeth Mallory
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