The Ultimate List of Binge-Worthy Time Travel TV Shows
Time travel has always been a staple in romantic storytelling, offering a unique sense of adventure and longing. Imagine a lone time traveler seeking lost love, or a group unable to return home due to a space-time rift. And who can resist the allure of star-crossed lovers who only get fleeting moments together? That’s the magic of time travel TV shows!
At The Silver Petticoat Review, we adore time travel TV shows so much that we’ve curated a must-watch list for you. Whether you’re into dramas, romantic comedies, or Sci-Fi/Fantasy, here are 21 shows (plus 59 bonus recommendations) that feature time travel in various forms. So get comfy; your watch list is about to grow!
(Note: Availability for where to watch these in the U.S. was last checked in December 2022.)
Binge-Worthy Time Travel TV Shows (1-21)
1. Timeless
A historian, a soldier, and a scientist team up to save history from being altered by an evil consortium. They interact with both famous and lesser-known historical figures, knowing each mission could change the future.
– Where to Watch: Hulu or available for purchase on Digital and DVD.
2. Doctor Who
Follow an extraterrestrial Time Lord known as the Doctor who travels through time solving problems and fighting injustice. With multiple incarnations, it’s a grand adventure across space and time.
– Where to Watch: Britbox for the classic series and HBO Max for the 2005 revival.
3. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Time-traveler Rip Hunter assembles a team of heroes and villains to save the world from timeline catastrophes, all while struggling to put aside their differences.
– Where to Watch: Netflix or available for purchase on Digital and DVD.
4. 12 Monkeys
Cole, from a post-apocalyptic future, aims to save the world from a deadly plague with the help of virologist Dr. Cassandra Railly. It’s a race against time where nothing is as it seems.
– Where to Watch: Hulu or available for purchase on Digital and DVD.
5. El Ministerio del Tiempo (The Department of Time)
A secret Spanish government agency enlists three agents from different eras to guard Spain’s history against those who would manipulate it.
– Where to Watch: Pantaya or available on DVD.
6. Travelers
In the future, human consciousness is sent back in time into random bodies. These “travelers” must navigate the complexities of 21st-century life while carrying out their missions.
– Where to Watch: Netflix or available for purchase on Digital and DVD.
7. Scarlet Heart
A 21st-century woman is transported back to the Qing Dynasty, where she must adapt to her new life and navigate relationships while trying to return to her time.
– Where to Watch: Viki.
8. Making History
Dan, a misunderstood facilities manager, discovers time travel and inadvertently alters the American Revolution. He recruits a history professor to set things right.
– Where to Watch: Available to rent on Amazon Video or for purchase on Digital.
9. Sleepy Hollow
Ichabod Crane is revived in the present day to battle the returning Headless Horseman, who is now on a murderous spree. He teams up with Detective Abbie Mills to fight the supernatural.
– Where to Watch: Hulu, the CW app, CW Seed, and Tubi or available for purchase on Digital and DVD.
10. Torchwood
Captain Jack Harkness leads a covert team to investigate extraterrestrial events on Earth, operating outside conventional law enforcement.
– Where to Watch: HBO Max or available for purchase on Digital and DVD.
11. Being Erica
Erica Strange’s therapy sessions take a twist when she’s given the chance to go back in time to rewrite her past regrets.
– Where to Watch: Hulu, Roku, Hoopla, Plex, Crackle, or available on Digital and DVD.
12. Heroes
Ordinary people around the world gain superpowers, and they must come together to prevent a man from stealing their abilities.
– Where to Watch: Peacock or available for purchase on Digital and DVD.
13. The Librarians
A team of a historian, a thief, a mathematician, and a warrior travels through time to protect magical artifacts.
– Where to Watch: Hulu, Hoopla, Amazon’s Freevee, or available for purchase on Digital and DVD.
14. Early Edition
Gary Hobson receives tomorrow’s newspaper today and uses it to prevent disasters and help people.
– Where to Watch: Available for purchase on DVD on Amazon Prime.
15. Erased
Satoru travels back 18 years to prevent the deaths of his mother and classmates.
– Where to Watch: Netflix.
16. Outlander
Nurse Claire Randall is transported back to 1742 Scotland, where she marries Jamie Fraser and becomes torn between two different eras and men.
– Where to Watch: Netflix and STARZ or available for purchase on Digital and DVD.
17. The Eternal Love
Qu Tan Er, unhappy with her arranged marriage, awakens with the spirit of a modern woman in her body after a suicide attempt. The two women fall for different men, complicating their situation further.
– Where to Watch: Viki.
18. Lost in Austen
Modern working girl Amanda Price swaps places with Elizabeth Bennet from “Pride and Prejudice,” altering the classic story.
– Where to Watch: Britbox Amazon Channel, Freevee, Pluto TV, or available for purchase on Digital and DVD.
19. Continuum
Detective Kiera Cameron from 2077 and a group of criminals are sent back to present-day Vancouver. She works with a tech genius and the police to stop them from altering the future.
– Where to Watch: Available for purchase on the Microsoft Store or DVD.
20. Frequency
Detective Raimy Sullivan communicates with her deceased father via a ham radio, rewriting the past with unforeseen consequences.
– Where to Watch: CW app and CW Seed.
21. Seven Days
CIA Agent Frank Parker is sent back in time to prevent disasters, but he must complete his missions within seven days.
– Where to Watch: Available for purchase on DVD.
Whether you fancy romance, comedy, or thrilling adventures, there’s a time travel show for everyone on this extensive list. Dive in and indulge in some timeless storytelling.
Even More Time Travel TV Shows (22-80)
To help you continue your binge-watching spree, we’ve added even more must-see time travel series, featuring personal favorites marked with a .
22 – 80: More Discovered Gems
– 356: Repeat the Year – Ten people get a chance to redo a year.
– The 4400 – People from different times reappear without having aged.
– Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Time travel becomes crucial in later seasons.
– Alcatraz – Prisoners from 1963 reappear in the present day.
– Alice – A new Korean time travel romance.
– Always a Witch – A witch travels to the present day.
– Charmed – Both the original and new series include time travel.
– The Crossing – Future refugees seek asylum in the present.
– Dark – A German thriller about a time-travel conspiracy.
– Dirk Gently – An eccentric detective investigates time-travel cases.
– A Discovery of Witches – A witch and vampire explore their past.
– Faith – A historical Korean series with a time twist.
– Felicity – Ends with a surprising time travel element.
– Find Me in Paris – A ballet dancer from 1905 lands in modern times.
– The Flash – Regularly features time travel.
– Flashforward – People glimpse their future in this short-lived series.
– Fringe – Agents explore fringe science, including time travel.
– Journeyman – A time traveler helps people.
– Kairos – A fantasy thriller Korean drama.
– La Brea – A sinkhole transports people to a prehistoric world.
– Legion – A Marvel series with time travel in later seasons.
– Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes – Detectives transported to 1973 and 1981.
– Live Up to Your Name – A Joseon doctor in the present day.
– Lost – Survivors on a mysterious island with a time travel twist.
– Loki – The god of mischief battles time anomalies.
– Manifest – A reappeared airplane starts a mystery.
– My Only Love Song – An actress in a time-traveling van.
– Nine: Nine Times Time Travel – A man tries to change his past.
– The Outer Limits – Includes time travel episodes.
– Primeval – Agents capture prehistoric creatures in modern times.
– Queen In-Hyun’s Man – A scholar travels to the future and meets an actress.
– Quantum Leap – A scientist leaps between bodies throughout time.
– The Peripheral – Innovation and time travel in a sci-fi drama.
– Rooftop Prince – A Crown Prince wakes up in modern times.
– Roswell – Two episodes featuring time travel.
– Russian Doll – A woman stuck in a time loop.
– The Sarah Jane Adventures – Doctor Who spinoff with teen adventures.
– Shining Girls – Elisabeth Moss stars in a time-travel mystery.
– Signal – A Korean version of “Frequency.”
– Sisyphus: The Myth – A woman from the future tries to change her fate.
– Sliders – Friends travel to parallel worlds.
– Somewhere Between – A woman relives a week to prevent events.
– Splash Splash Love – A girl travels to the Joseon Era.
– Stargate: SG-1 – Military and scientists jump through Stargates.
– Star Trek – Time travel plays a vital role in the Star Trek universe.
– Steins;Gate – Anime focused on time travel.
– Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – A sci-fi romance with Lena Headey.
– Terra Nova – A family travels to the prehistoric era.
– The King: Eternal Monarch – A romantic K-drama in parallel worlds.
– The Time Traveler’s Wife – Steven Moffat’s new series on time-travel romance.
– Time After Time – H.G. Wells meets modern love.
– The Twilight Zone – Classic episodes exploring time travel.
– Tomorrow, With You – A man changes his fate via subway.
– Tunnel – A detective pursues a suspect through a time-warping tunnel.
– Tru Calling – A medical student relives days to save lives.
– The Umbrella Academy – Former child heroes saving the world.
– Voyagers! – Time travelers fixing history.
– 11.22.63 – A teacher tries to prevent JFK’s assassination.
– Mr. Queen – A chef transported to the Joseon Era as a queen.
What are your favorites? Let us know! Happy watching!
