Intelligence (U.S. TV series)
6.2 /10 1 Votes
36% Rotten Tomatoes Created by Michael Seitzman Composer(s) Clinton Shorter Final episode date 31 March 2014 Network CBS | 7/10 IMDb 7.8/10 TV Theme music composer Clinton Shorter First episode date 7 January 2014 Number of seasons 1 Number of episodes 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Action/Adventure
Drama
Espionage
Science fiction Developed by Michael Seitzman
Tripp Vinson Starring Josh Holloway
Meghan Ory
Michael Rady
John Billingsley
P. J. Byrne
Marg Helgenberger Cast Josh Holloway, Meghan Ory, Marg Helgenberger, John Billingsley, Michael Rady Similar Homeland, King & Maxwell, Agents of SHIELD, Zoo, Colony Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intelligence is an American cyber-themed action-adventure television series that aired on CBS in the United States. It premiered on January 7, 2014, and on May 10, 2014, CBS canceled the show after only one season.
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The series was created by Michael Seitzman, who serves as an executive producer along with Tripp Vinson, and Barry Schindel, for ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios.
Production
The series was originally scheduled to premiere on February 24, 2014.
Plot
Gabriel Vaughn (Josh Holloway) is a high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain. With this implant, Gabriel is the first human ever to be connected directly into the globalized information grid. He can get into any of its data centers and access key intel files in the fight to protect the United States from its enemies. Lillian Strand (Marg Helgenberger), the director of the United States Cyber Command who supports Gabriel and oversees the unit's missions, assigns Riley Neal (Meghan Ory), a Secret Service agent, to protect Gabriel from outside threats, as well as from his appetite for reckless, unpredictable behaviors and disregard for protocols. Meanwhile, Gabriel takes advantage of his chip to search for his wife who disappeared years ago after being sent by the C.I.A. to infiltrate and prevent the Lashkar-e-Taiba from carrying out a terrorist attack in Mumbai, India.
Main cast
Recurring cast
Inspiration
The plot is said to have been inspired by the novel, Phoenix Island by John Dixon, but some critics have their reservations.
Reception
David Hinckley of The New York Daily News gave the show 3 out of 5 stars. Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter says the show goes overboard on the merging of humans and computer technology. Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly said "those hoping the show will be Sawyer, P.I. will be disappointed, but there's potential."