Syfy’s 12 Monkeys was never supposed to work. A TV remix of a Terry Gilliam cult classic? Without Terry Gilliam (or even his blessing)? Starring no one remotely as famous as Bruce Willis or Brad Pitt ? It could have been a total disaster, the kind of midnight-channel experiment you scroll past after a few too many Sharknado reruns. And yet – plot twist! – the show starring Aaron Stanford , Amanda Schull , and Emily Hampshire didn’t just dodge the remake curse; it quietly became one of the most inventive, thrilling, and downright addictive sci-fi series of the 2010s.

'12 Monkeys' Is a Time-Travel Drama That Had No Business Being This Good

In 12 Monkeys , a scrappy scavenger-turned-time traveler teams up with a razor-smart doctor and a completely unhi

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