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For the cast and crew ofTime AfterTime, ABCs adventure drama following a young H.G.
Wells (yes,theH.G.
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Wells) whos chasing Jack the Ripper (yes,theJack the Ripper), nothing is impossible.
Just another Tuesday onthisset, remarks Genesis Rodriguez, who plays Jane, a present-day museum curator helping H.G.
But lets back up a bit.
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(Its a time-travel show, after all.)
The series begins the waythe original 1979 film on which its baseddoes.
Wells (Freddie Stroma) hosting a dinner party.
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Theres the time machine H.G.
has built, which John immediately hijacks to avoid being arrested for his latest murder.
Im the idealist, and hes the realist, Stroma explains.
Theyre best friends, but at the same time they have completely different views.
Hes a charming psychopath, a freak-turned-amateur in this future full of freaks.
John loves it, Bowman says.
He gets here, and hes just so eager to drink it in.
Hes running around like a headless goof!
That running around gets interrupted when H.G.
finds him, of course and when John begins to think about why he kills in the first place.
We dont want him to just be a killer.
Wells novels, includingThe Time Machine,The Invisible Man, andThe Island of Dr. Moreau.
It makes you think, How do we not make the same mistakes?'
Can wereallylearn something from the past?'
Time After Timewill ask the deeper questions, but Stroma promises the series doesnt take itself too seriously.
Fun, even with all of the Jack the Ripper killings?
Theres humor and theres drama.
Andtheres a tricked-out time machine.
It gets a littlePimp My Rideto it, Stroma teases, laughing.
