The Timecop franchise began with the release of a comic book by Dark Horse Comics, introducing the concept of time travel enforcement.
The Timecop film, based on the Dark Horse comic, was released starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as the protagonist, bringing the franchise to mainstream cinema audience.
A video game adaptation of the Timecop film was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), expanding the franchise into gaming.
A syndicated television series based on the Timecop film and comic book aired, furthering the franchise story through episodic television.
Development of time travel technology enabling movement between different points in time.
Creation of TEC to regulate and monitor the use of time travel and prevent temporal crimes.
The initial major violation where a criminal altered past events for personal gain, prompting stringent TEC regulations.
Max Walker is assigned as a Time Enforcement Commission agent to police time travel abuses.
Max Walker investigates corrupt senator Aaron McComb who attempts to manipulate the past for power.
Max Walker's wife is erased from the timeline due to unauthorized temporal interference, fueling his personal mission.
Max confronts and apprehends McComb, preventing him from changing history to his advantage.
TEC implements stricter controls on time travel usage following McComb's defeat to safeguard timeline integrity.