Limitless
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Limitless (2015) is a drama and crime series from CBS. It has built a run of 22 episodes at roughly 60 minutes each. It premiered on September 22, 2015. Viewers rate it 8 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 1 season.
What Limitless Is About
Limitless, based on Relativity’s 2011 Bradley Cooper thriller, picks up where the movie left off and follows Brian Sinclair as he discovers the power of the mysterious drug NZT, and is coerced into using his newfound drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly cases for the FBI.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 60 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 22 episodes, spread across 1 season and it leans into its drama/crime roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Hill Harper, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Jake McDorman to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Hill Harper, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jake McDorman and Jennifer Carpenter lead the cast.
Key roles include Hill Harper as Agent Spelman Boyle; Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as S.A.C. Nasreen "Naz" Pouran; Jake McDorman as Brian Finch; Jennifer Carpenter as Agent Rebecca Harris.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of drama, crime and science-fiction have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside CBS’s other originals, a 8/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2015 and carried by CBS with the series still ended, it lands hardest with drama and crime viewers.
How Limitless Compares
If Limitless lands for you, the next stops are Breaking Bad, Firefly and The Wire, which share its drama/crime lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Limitless comes from CBS. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Limitless is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Hill Harper and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its drama/crime roots, It has held up since 2015 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Limitless is a safe bet for anyone already inside the drama and crime lane, at 22 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 8/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 8/10. Watch it if you want drama/crime you can settle into.
