# Continuum (2012)

> A Vancouver police officer is pulled into a fight between future rebels and corporate power after they time-travel into 2012.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/39262

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 42
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, action, drama
- Created by: Simon Barry
- Network: Showcase
- Cast: Rachel Nichols, Erik Knudsen, Victor Webster, Tahmoh Penikett, Stephen Lobo, Lexa Doig, Omari Newton, Roger Cross
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954347/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, paranoid, cerebral, gritty

## What critics say

Viewers broadly rate Continuum as a smart, tense, and well-concluded science fiction series with a strong central premise, though some find its political turn heavy-handed.

## Synopsis

Continuum (2012-2015) is a Canadian science fiction series created by Simon Barry, produced for Showcase. Rachel Nichols plays Kiera Cameron, a Vancouver police officer who is accidentally swept along when a group of rebels from the year 2077 time-travels into present-day Vancouver. Erik Knudsen plays Alec Sadler, a brilliant young figure tied to the rebels' technology, while Victor Webster plays Carlos Fonnegra, a fellow officer who gradually becomes entangled in Kiera's double life. Across four seasons, the engine of the show is Kiera's effort to stop the rebels from carrying out their violent campaign against future corporations that are overtaking governments, while concealing from everyone that she comes from the future. Each season is built as a serialized arc of cat and mouse chases, gunfights, and tense investigations, with ethical questions about who gets to decide the future growing sharper over time. The tone is taut and political, balancing procedural police work with a conspiratorial sense of dread. Fans of Person of Interest, Travelers and Mr. Robot will find resonance in its blend of near-future paranoia, corporate intrigue and moral ambiguity. The show is set in a rain-soaked modern Vancouver, where the characters' choices carry consequences across timelines.

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