Continuum: Season 2
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a JSON object for "Continuum" Season 2. Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No inventing/guessing (titles, names, dates, etc.). If not in material, omit. Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points (in the prose/text). Output: Valid JSON only. JSON Keys: overview: Factual
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The second season of the Showcase television series Continuum premiered on April 21, 2013 and concluded on August 4, 2013.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a JSON object for "Continuum" Season 2.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources.
No inventing/guessing (titles, names, dates, etc.).
If not in material, omit.
Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points (in the prose/text).
Output: Valid JSON only.
JSON Keys:
overview: Factual 160-220 word summary of this season's narrative arc.
primer: Array of exactly 4 concise bullet points summarizing essential previous lore, character positions, and stakes.
Source [1]: Season 2 premiered April 21, 2013, concluded August 4, 2013. Created by Simon Barry. Centers on Kiera Cameron time traveling from 2077 to 2012 with terrorists, attempting to find a way home.
Source [2]: Canadian science fiction series created by Simon Barry. Premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012. Ran for four seasons. Produced by Reunion Pictures, Boy Meets Girl Film Company, and Shaw Media. Plot about conflict between terrorists from the year... (cut off).
Source [3]: Cast and crew info (no specific plot details).
Source [4]: Series centers on conflict between rebels from 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. Rebels continue violent campaign to stop corporations of the future from replacing... (cut off).
Source [5]: Kiera Cameron, a detective from 2077, trapped in present-day Vancouver. Enlists help to stop criminal group Liber8 from altering current events and destroying the future she hopes to return to.
Overview (Narrative arc of Season 2):
The provided text for Season 2 specifically says: "The second season of the Showcase television series Continuum premiered on April 21, 2013 and concluded on August 4, 2013. The series is created by Simon Barry. The series centers on Kiera Cameron as she time travels from 2077 to 2012 with a group of terrorists, and attempts to find a way home."
Problem: The provided sources do not contain a specific narrative arc for Season 2.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Second Chances
Apr 21, 2013 · 45 min
Kiera resurfaces after the mayor is killed in a brazen assassination. She reunites with Carlos to solve the murder and also tries to reconnect with Alec, who has changed since read
Split Second
Apr 28, 2013 · 45 min
Kiera and Carlos's reunion is a bumpy one as they attempt to thwart Liber8's brazen hijacking of a prison transfer. Meanwhile, Kellog approaches Alec with an enticing partnership p
Second Thoughts
May 5, 2013 · 45 min
Alec is injured in a car accident while joyriding with his friends who are intoxicated on a dangerous new drug sweeping the streets. Kiera recognizes this new poison as a drug from
Second Skin
May 12, 2013 · 45 min
It appears another time traveler has arrived in 2013 when the CMR network "pings" a brief connection with another CPS suit. Kiera's pursuit of the traveler leads her to her old par
Second Opinion
May 26, 2013 · 45 min
Sam's Birthday puts Kiera on the path to an emotional meltdown which triggers an internal diagnostic within Kiera's CMR that forces her to deal with her loss or lose her tech abili
Second Truths
Jun 2, 2013 · 45 min
Kiera must use her knowledge of the future to stop a serial killer while keeping a curious Carlos in the dark about the truth behind her uncanny insights.
Second Degree
Jun 9, 2013 · 45 min
Kiera and Carlos discover that a Juror on Julian's trial has been compromised and must race to protect his family from a Liber8 plot. Alec is torn between telling the truth at his
Second Listen
Jun 16, 2013 · 45 min
Kiera investigates the mysterious disappearance of several deceased time travelers’ bodies while Alec is taken hostage by Garza on orders from his future self.
Seconds
Jul 7, 2013 · 45 min
Alec’s mother is shot by a bullet meant for Julian while Dillon’s new Liber8 task force is put to the test when Kiera must decide how far she will go to stop Julian's murderous fut
Second Wave
Jul 14, 2013 · 45 min
After a surprise attack by the shadowy group posing as Section Six, Kiera is captured by Julian’s followers. Alec reactivates Travis' military chip in order to hunt him, but the hu
Second Guessed
Jul 21, 2013 · 45 min
Chaos breaks out in Vancouver when a series of cyber attacks turn the city upside down. Kiera and Carlos race to find the perpetrator while clues suggest Alec's own technology has
Second Last
Jul 28, 2013 · 45 min
Kiera and Carlos must stop Travis after he gets his hands on a second CPS suit while Alec and Emily try to escape the mysterious Freelancers and deal with a revelation about his pa
Second Time
Aug 4, 2013 · 45 min
Kiera races to rescue Alec from himself and preserve her own chance of getting home. Alec must make a difficult decision between solving Kiera's dilemma or his own.