12 Monkeys: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Inspired by the classic blockbuster film, which commemorated its 20th anniversary in 2015, 12 Monkeys explores the provocative story of a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race.

Series details

• Title: 12 Monkeys
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2015-01-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-07-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syfy
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 614

Cast and credited roles

• Aaron Stanford — James Cole
• Amanda Schull — Cassandra Railly
• Barbara Sukowa — Katarina Jones
• Emily Hampshire — Jennifer Goines
• Todd Stashwick — Theodore Deacon
• Kirk Acevedo — José Ramse
• Noah Bean — Aaron Marker

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-01-16; final listed air date 2015-04-10; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-04-18; final listed air date 2016-07-18; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-05-19; final listed air date 2017-05-21; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-06-15; final listed air date 2018-07-06; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from 12 Monkeys on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.