[2][3] The series, developed by Kevin Williamson, is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Karl Alexander[3] and was commissioned on May 12, 2016.
[5][6] All twelve episodes were broadcast in Spain, Portugal, South Africa and Australia, and all streamed on CW Seed.
The website's consensus reads, "Time After Time employs its central narrative gimmick to ill effect, leaving a charming cast stranded in a stream of tedious storylines.
[16] Sonia Saraiya, writing in Variety, felt that despite an engaging lead performance the series failed to live up to its "fun" potential, and raised strident objections to its style of violence: "the studied shallowness of Time After Time’s approach to violence makes for a sickening dynamic that attempts to cheaply humanize a serial killer.
And while a shallow look at violence might be all that broadcast television’s standards and practices will allow, it feels both flat and exploitative.