Home > 12 Monkeys > Season 1 « TV Series Page 12 Monkeys: Season 1 (2015) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 60% Average Rating: 5.98/10 Season Reviews: 42 Fresh: 25 Rotten: 17 Critics Consensus: The nonsensical time travel in 12 Monkeys makes it less watchable than its original source material, but the high quality execution and cool characters are top-notch. 52% Average Rating: 5.75/10 Season Reviews: 21 Fresh: 11 Rotten: 10 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: The nonsensical time travel in 12 Monkeys makes it less watchable than its original source material, but the high quality execution and cool characters are top-notch. AUDIENCE SCORE 83% liked it Average Rating: 4.1/5 User Ratings: 631 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Splinter Air date: Jan 16, 2015 A drama based on Terry Gilliam's 1995 sci-fi adventure begins when a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future arrives in the year 2015 on a mission to save mankind from a deadly plague that will eventually decimate 93.6% of the human race. More 2 Mentally Divergent Air date: Jan 23, 2015 Cole's search for information about a mysterious organization known as the Army of the 12 Monkeys leads him to a mental institution in 2015, where there's a patient who holds the key to the plague that will destroy the world. Meanwhile, Dr. Railly risks her life and disrupting the course of history to help Cole. More 3 Cassandra Complex Air date: Jan 30, 2015 Cole's search for the location of the virus leads him to 2014, and to a devastating moment in Dr. Railly's life involving a dangerous outbreak in Haiti. More 4 Atari Air date: Feb 6, 2015 A fight for the future ensues when a dangerous band of marauders hunting for Cole and Ramse threaten the mission to save the past. More 5 The Night Room Air date: Feb 13, 2015 Cole and Dr. Railly battle the Army of the 12 Monkeys after they both discover the Night Room, an off-site, black ops lab that houses the virus that will one day destroy the world. More 6 The Red Forest Air date: Feb 20, 2015 Cole risks his future to save Dr. Railly after the tragic events of the Night Room create an alternate reality in 2043. More 7 The Keys Air date: Feb 27, 2015 Cole, Railly and Aaron race to stop the virus from being deployed as a bioweapon in Chechnya. More 8 Yesterday Air date: Mar 6, 2015 The Core that powers the time machine is fading; and to get Cole back from the past, Jones must convince her former colleagues at the military operation "Spearhead" that her mission is worth saving. More 9 Tomorrow Air date: Mar 13, 2015 Cole finds himself in 2017 at the height of the plague. Out of options, Jones faces an impossible choice to replace the Core. More 10 Divine Move Air date: Mar 20, 2015 Forces comes to a head when Ramse does what it takes to protect his newfound family, leaving Cole to deal with the aftermath. More Show More Episodes 12 Monkeys: Season 1 Videos 1:32 12 Monkeys: Season 1 Trailer 2 2:01 12 Monkeys: Season 1 Trailer 1 View All Videos (2) 12 Monkeys: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (71) Tv Season Info Follows the journey of a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future trying to destroy the source of a plague that will nearly destroy the humanity. Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Network: SyFy Premiere Date: Jan 16, 2015 Exec. Producers: Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Chris Peterson, Henk van Eeghen Cast Aaron Stanford as James Cole Amanda Schull as Dr. Cassandra Railly Kirk Acevedo as Ramse Noah Bean as Aaron Marker Tom Noonan as Pallid Man Emily Hampshire as Jennifer Goines Barbara Sukowa as Katarina Jones Todd Stashwick as Deacon Demore Barnes Show More Cast News & Interviews for 12 Monkeys: Season 1 On DVD This Week: Straight Outta Compton, Everest, and More Critics Consensus: Strange Magic is Less Than Enchanting 4 Things to Know Before the Premiere of 12 Monkeys View All 12 Monkeys: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Splinter Air date: Jan 16, 2015 A drama based on Terry Gilliam's 1995 sci-fi adventure begins when a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future arrives in the year 2015 on a mission to save mankind from a deadly plague that will eventually decimate 93.6% of the human race. More 2 Mentally Divergent Air date: Jan 23, 2015 Cole's search for information about a mysterious organization known as the Army of the 12 Monkeys leads him to a mental institution in 2015, where there's a patient who holds the key to the plague that will destroy the world. Meanwhile, Dr. Railly risks her life and disrupting the course of history to help Cole. More 3 Cassandra Complex Air date: Jan 30, 2015 Cole's search for the location of the virus leads him to 2014, and to a devastating moment in Dr. Railly's life involving a dangerous outbreak in Haiti. More 4 Atari Air date: Feb 6, 2015 A fight for the future ensues when a dangerous band of marauders hunting for Cole and Ramse threaten the mission to save the past. More 5 The Night Room Air date: Feb 13, 2015 Cole and Dr. Railly battle the Army of the 12 Monkeys after they both discover the Night Room, an off-site, black ops lab that houses the virus that will one day destroy the world. More 6 The Red Forest Air date: Feb 20, 2015 Cole risks his future to save Dr. Railly after the tragic events of the Night Room create an alternate reality in 2043. More 7 The Keys Air date: Feb 27, 2015 Cole, Railly and Aaron race to stop the virus from being deployed as a bioweapon in Chechnya. More 8 Yesterday Air date: Mar 6, 2015 The Core that powers the time machine is fading; and to get Cole back from the past, Jones must convince her former colleagues at the military operation "Spearhead" that her mission is worth saving. More 9 Tomorrow Air date: Mar 13, 2015 Cole finds himself in 2017 at the height of the plague. Out of options, Jones faces an impossible choice to replace the Core. More 10 Divine Move Air date: Mar 20, 2015 Forces comes to a head when Ramse does what it takes to protect his newfound family, leaving Cole to deal with the aftermath. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for 12 Monkeys Season 1 All Critics (42) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (17) The series beckons with a broader, intriguing look at the future dystopia, with more background on Cole and even a sidekick Ramse (Kirk Acevedo), and with a creepy killer in the present known only as the Slender Man (Tom Noonan). Jan 16, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review… Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic Intelligent adaptation absent the dark humor, satire -- or horror -- of the original. Jan 16, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic If other aspects of the show were more engaging, perhaps this spiral down into confusion and illogic wouldn't matter. Perhaps then we'd want to set our DVRs in the present, in order to watch the show in the future. Jan 16, 2015 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic If the show can settle in, let its cast play character instead of plot, and work its themes instead of its twists, 12 Monkeys could work. Jan 15, 2015 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic 12 Monkeys, like much classic science fiction, is aiming for our intellect, not our emotions. Genre fans are advised to geek out while the geeking is good. Jan 15, 2015 | Full Review… Tom Conroy Media Life Top Critic The first two episode of 12 Monkeys move along crisply and effectively. Jan 15, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic As expected, 12 Monkeys' Season 1 finale on Friday night was a bananas mind-bender that took no prisoners. Feb 4, 2019 | Full Review… Vlada Gelman TV Line The personal journeys are what made the show so compelling this year, enough that I'm looking forward to seeing where -- and when -- the show takes us next. Feb 4, 2019 | Full Review… Jordan Alsaqa TV Equals 12 Monkeys' allure is not in the familiar premise, but in the promise of things beyond the edges of Gilliam's vision - and a reminder that while film reboots may have limited tools to work with, serialized television is another matter entirely. Jan 31, 2019 | Full Review… Bryan Bishop The Verge It lacks the film's weirdo imagination and textured scruffiness, nor does it feature any stars as magnetic as Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Jan 31, 2019 | Full Review… Ken Tucker Yahoo! TV View All Critic Reviews (42) Audience Reviews for 12 Monkeys: Season 1 ½ Praising its ability to stand on its own as a television show, 12 Monkeys doesn't have much else going on as an adaptation, though you can admire its dedication towards its twists depiste the however tiring approach to time travel. FilipeP Super Reviewer Based on the Terry Gilliam film, SyFy's 12 Monkeys television series is exciting and full of thrills. In Season 1 a time-traveler from 2043 named James Cole is sent back to 2015 to kill a genetics researcher believed to be behind the release of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human race, but he soon discovers that there's more to the virus' release than he had believed, and begins to work with a virologist named Cassandra Railly in order to track down who creates the virus and where and when it's released. The plot gets quite complicated at times (with up to 2 to 3 time jumps an episode), but by the end of the season it all ties together and makes sense. Additionally, the show makes a number of homages and allusions to the film throughout the episodes. However, some of the casting is weak; particularly Amanda Schull, who doesn't seem right for the role of Cassandra. Still, the over-arcing story is intriguing, and does a good job at building suspense and mystery. And the issues it presents about time travel and the moral qualms that arise about the value of life are quite interesting. The first season of 12 Monkeys is a bit of a rough start, but it shows potential. DannM Super Reviewer ½ The revisionist plot became much more soapy in this TV adaptation of the classic sci-fi film. The plot itself is confusing and failed to engage viewers. But the interesting characters and brilliant acting proved 12 Monkeys to be a worthy watch. SylvesterK Super Reviewer ½ Undoubtedly the best thing Syfy has produced lately, this adaptation is surprisingly solid on everything it does. The dialogues are sharp, not too complicated and without too much exposition, the settings are simple but effective, the characters adequate and the storyline confusing on a good level. But that's it, it's very safe and solid but never goes to the next level. The budget doesn't seem to help either and the are too many episodes that break the pace of the main story arc, to tell flashbacks and origin stories of our characters that needlessly end abruptly. Good storytelling includes these bits of information onto the main arc, it never needs to break the pace, but since the show is so well handled you won't feel a lot of problems from these aspects. Here's to hoping that season 2 continues to be bonkers and fun. Francisco G Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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