Traveler

Jay, Tyler and Will are friends who have spent the last two years in grad school. A simple prank to rollerblade through one of New York City's most famous museums makes Jay and Tyler prime suspects in a terrorist bombing. They're unable to turn to authorities when they realize they can't prove Will even exists. In every photo from the past two years, he has managed to block his face. Who will believe them?

Traveler (2007) is an American conspiracy thriller series created by David DiGilio for ABC, running a single eight-episode season. Matt Bomer plays Jay Burchell and Logan Marshall-Green plays Tyler Fog, two grad school friends who pull a harmless rollerblading prank through a famous New York City museum and wake up as prime suspects in a terrorist bombing. Their engine is simple and urgent: they cannot turn to the police, because they cannot prove that their third friend Will, played by Aaron Stanford, even exists, since he has managed to hide his face in every photograph from the past two years. Each episode tightens the net as federal agents, including Viola Davis as Agent Jan Marlow and Anthony Ruivivar as Agent Guillermo Borjes, close in while the pair chases the truth on foot. The tone is paranoid and breathless, with a dread that grows from ordinary life turning against its characters. Fans of 24, The Fugitive and Persons Unknown will find resonance in its hunted protagonists and serialized conspiracy. The series was canceled, so its story ends unresolved.

• 24framed protagonists on the run, conspiracy thriller tension, serialized mystery
• The Fugitivewrongly accused men hunted by authorities, paranoid thriller tone
• Persons Unknownordinary people drawn into a conspiracy, paranoid serialized thriller

Created by

David DiGilio

Release Date

2007-05-10

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (37)

What is Traveler about?

Two grad school friends become prime suspects in a New York bombing and must prove a third friend who seems to have vanished from every photo.

What is Traveler like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Traveler as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Traveler violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Traveler as mild.

Which shows are like Traveler?

Shows with a similar feel include 24, The Fugitive, and Persons Unknown.

How long is Traveler?

Traveler: 1 season, 8 episodes.

Is Traveler still running?

No, Traveler was canceled.