In "Continuum", a Canadian science fiction TV series, Nichols starred as a police officer against a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver in the year 2012. The series premiered on Showcase on May 27, 2012, and its first episode became the highest-rated episode in the network's history. "Continuum" ran for four seasons until October 9, 2015, and earned Nichols a Constellation Award and two Saturn Award nominations for Best Actress on Television. Nichols starred opposite Tyler Perry in the thriller "Alex Cross" (2012), as the blighted colleague of a psychologist and police lieutenant. Like "Conan", her previous wide release, the film garnered negative reviews, and made a lackluster US$34.6million worldwide.