DoCS TV Show Database
Television allows for a unique form of storytelling, and the DoCS TV Show Database dives deep into series that use episodic structure to explore high-concept ideas. Whether unraveling the complexities of multiverses, navigating alternate timelines, or confronting simulation theories, these shows take their viewers on journeys that challenge the limits of reality. Each series is analyzed for its overarching themes, speculative mechanics, and how it draws audiences into rich, thought-provoking narratives. If you’re looking to engage with shows that do more than entertain—shows that make you question the very nature of existence—this is your guide.
Quantum Leap (2022)
09/19/2022
A physicist leaps through time, inhabiting different people’s lives to correct historical wrongs while unraveling a mystery behind his own jump into the Quantum Leap accelerator.
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The Time Traveler’s Wife
05/15/2022
A woman navigates the complexities of love with a man who involuntarily travels through time, creating a disjointed and emotionally charged relationship.
6
Loki
06/09/2021
A mischievous god is forced to help maintain the sacred timeline after creating a dangerous branch in time, leading him to confront alternate versions of himself and the multiverse.
7
Russian Doll
02/01/2019
A woman finds herself trapped in a time loop on her 36th birthday, repeatedly dying and reliving the same day while uncovering the deeper reasons behind her entrapment.
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Future Man
11/14/2017
A janitor and two future warriors embark on a chaotic time-travel mission to save humanity, facing alternate realities, butterfly effects, and philosophical dilemmas along the way.
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The Future Diary
05/11/2017
A socially isolated teenager becomes a participant in a deadly survival game where he and others must use future-predicting diaries to manipulate reality and outlive their competitors.
6.7
Time After Time
03/05/2017
A Victorian inventor chases Jack the Ripper through time to modern-day America, confronting both moral dilemmas and the disorienting advances of the future.
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Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
10/22/2016
A quirky "holistic" detective and an ordinary man are swept into surreal mysteries involving time travel, alternate realities, and metaphysical connections in a universe where everything is linked.
5.7
Frequency
10/05/2016
A detective uses a mysterious ham radio to communicate with her father 20 years in the past, altering the present and facing the unintended consequences of their time-bending collaboration.
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11.22.63
02/15/2016
A high school teacher uses a time portal to travel to the 1960s and attempts to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy, but altering the past proves more complex than anticipated.
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Erased
01/08/2016
A man with the ability to travel back in time uses his power to return to his childhood in an attempt to stop a series of kidnappings and murders that could change his future.
7.3
Heroes Reborn
09/24/2015
In a world where people with extraordinary abilities are feared and hunted, a new group of heroes must navigate time travel, memory manipulation, and alternate realities to prevent an impending apocalypse.
6.3
Outlander
08/09/2014
A World War II nurse is mysteriously transported to 18th-century Scotland, where she grapples with time travel, historical events, and the emotional consequences of living two lives across centuries.
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Terra Nova
09/26/2011
A family travels to a prehistoric alternate timeline in an attempt to save humanity from an apocalyptic future, only to discover new threats in the past.
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Steins;Gate
04/06/2011
A group of friends accidentally unlock the ability to alter timelines, leading them into a complex and emotional battle against the consequences of changing the past.
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Being Erica
02/19/2009
A woman struggling with regrets gains the ability to travel back to pivotal moments in her past, confronting the consequences of her choices and altering her reality.
5
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
01/13/2008
Sarah Connor and her son John fight to prevent a future dominated by an AI apocalypse while grappling with the consequences of time travel and alternate futures.
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Day Break
11/15/2006
A detective relives the same day in a relentless time loop, using each iteration to uncover a conspiracy and clear his name.
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Doctor Who (2005)
03/26/2005
The revived Doctor Who follows a time-traveling alien and their companions as they confront existential dilemmas, personal connections, and cosmic threats across time and space.
6.7
Futurama
03/28/1999
A cryogenically frozen man wakes up 1,000 years in the future and, alongside his new crew, encounters a myriad of time travel paradoxes, alternate realities, and metaphysical adventures across the universe.
3
Star Trek: Voyager
01/16/1995
A Starfleet crew, stranded far from home, navigates time loops, alternate realities, and spatial distortions while contending with the metaphysical and ethical consequences of their journey.
6.3
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
01/03/1993
A space station crew encounters time travel, alternate realities, and non-linear beings as they navigate political, moral, and metaphysical challenges in a volatile part of the galaxy.
7
Star Trek: The Next Generation
09/26/1987
The crew of the USS Enterprise faces time travel, alternate realities, and existential challenges as they explore deep space and confront the nature of reality and identity.
7.3
The Time Tunnel
09/09/1966
Two scientists become trapped in a government experiment gone wrong, sending them tumbling uncontrollably through significant moments in history while struggling to find a way home.
4
Star Trek: The Original Series
09/08/1966
The crew of the USS Enterprise encounters time travel, alternate realities, and metaphysical dilemmas as they explore the farthest reaches of space, challenging their perceptions of reality and morality.
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