Syfy Announces Premiere Date for Continuum

Continuum is coming to the U.S.

The highest-rated scripted basic cable series in Canada - which stars Rachel Nichols as a police officer from the future who gets trapped in modern times - will premiere on Syfy on Monday, January 14, at 8pm ET/PT.

Continuum also stars Erik Knudsen and Victor Webster and centers on terrorists who escaped scheduled execution in 2077 by traveling back in time. They accidentally take Nichols' Kiera Cameron back with them.

The show has aired for one season up north, but Syfy has acquired the rights to both the initial run of episodes and a subsequent second season.

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