The only element the TV series shares with the novel of the same name is the existence of humans who have the ability to teleport. None of the characters or situations in the TV show are taken from the novel, though they could conceivably be set in the same universe.
Daniel Maslany who plays Townes is the younger brother of Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany.
According to her doctor early in the pilot episode, Henry has been experiencing Myoclonic seizures. Myoclonic seizures are brief shock-like jerks of a muscle or group of muscles. They are known to occur within a variety of epilepsy syndromes that have different characteristics. During a Myoclonic seizure, the person is usually awake and able to think clearly.
It is connected to 2008's Jumper film.
Enuka Okuma (Deputy Anna Hulce), and Matt Gordon (Mr. Hope) and Aidan Devine (Sheriff Dale) all previously starred on the cop drama Rookie Blue (2010).