( Abigail Spencer ): A brilliant, passionate history professor tasked with keeping the team historically accurate and identifying Flynn's targets.
While the team successfully thwarts the bomb plot, a chaotic gunfight causes a stray bullet to puncture the ship's skin. The Hindenburg is destroyed anyway, though a day later than scheduled and with far fewer casualties. 🦋 The Butterfly Effect
The series begins when a former NSA asset turned terrorist, , steals a top-secret, state-of-the-art time machine called the "Mothership". His goal is to alter the past and destroy America by rewriting critical historical events. To stop him, a specialized trio—referred to by fans as the "Time Team"—is recruited and sent after him in a clunky prototype machine called the "Lifeboat". The "Time Team" Timeless 1x1
Upon returning to the present day, the team learns the harsh reality of time travel. Because they altered the events of 1937, the present has shifted:
To their absolute shock, Flynn does not travel back to cause the crash; he actually the airship from its original landing explosion. The team quickly deduces his real, more sinister plan: Flynn intends to let high-profile dignitaries and historical figures board the ship for its return flight to Europe, and then detonate it over the Atlantic. This would effectively erase several people vital to the future formation of the United Nations. ( Abigail Spencer ): A brilliant, passionate history
(Matt Lanter): A daring U.S. Army Delta Force Master Sergeant brought on as the muscle and tactical expert.
The first episode of the NBC science fiction series , titled " Pilot ," aired on October 3, 2016, and brilliantly sets up the show's high-stakes time-travel premise. 🦋 The Butterfly Effect The series begins when
It is established that time travelers cannot visit a time period where they already exist, keeping them moving forward into new eras. Timeless premiere recap: Season 1, Episode 1