Eric McCormick heads up a cast of time travelers in Netflix’s Travelers. McCormick as Grant MacLaren leads a team who has been sent back in time to correct problems which have led to their own dystopic present. But they don’t travel by time machine. They have found a way to send a traveler’s consciousness into a person moments before he or she was supposed to die. This leads to some interesting situations, because members of the team must somehow live the lives of the people they have become, while still fulfilling their mission.
McCormick’s character takes over the body and life of a successful FBI agent, which helps greatly with his mission due to the resources available to him. Other members of the team are not so lucky. One takes over a mentally challenged woman and is accused of having faked her disability. Another is now a heroin addict and still another is a high school football player with a history of getting into trouble. As you might expect, there are many challenges for these people — their assignment, their new families, and communication with their bosses in the future, usually through children.
The first season was very exciting. McCormick and the rest of the cast are all great, and I love the new twist on time travel. (Although Quantum Leap is similar, Dr. Beckett has no control over his leaping, not does he know his mission until he gets there). It was recently announced that there will be a second season. I can’t wait. Season 1 left the team in a bit of a mess. I want to see what happens.