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Limitless (2015)

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Mixed or average reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Ratings

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Limitless

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Limitless (2015)

Series Details & Credits

CBS | Release Date: September 22, 2015

Starring: Hill Harper, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter

Summary: Based on the film of the same name, with the help of the NZT drug to utilize all of his brain's capabilities, Brian Finch (Jake McDorman) works with the FBI in New York with Special Agent Rebecca Harris (Jennifer Carpenter) and Special Agent Boyle (Hill Harper).

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense, Science Fiction

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S1:E22. Finale: Part Two!!
Air Date: April 26, 2016
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S1:E21. Finale: Part One!
Air Date: April 19, 2016
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S1:E20. Hi, My Name Is Rebecca Harris...
Air Date: April 5, 2016

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Metascore

57

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Critic Reviews

83

Washington Post

Hank Stuever

Sep 16, 2015

Season 1 Review: Something about this show just works from the crisply polished start, using a premise that is squarely within one of CBS’s favorite wheelhouses--the edgy hero who is gifted with extraordinary mental powers that he or she directs to the purpose of solving crime. Read full review

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Newsday

Verne Gay

Sep 21, 2015

Season 1 Review: The show could go interesting places, too, even explore provocative ideas--although the pilot pokes at those only halfheartedly. Limitless instead sets up as just another buddy cop show, with a superhero component and a sinister subplot. Those potentially interesting ideas are kicked to the curb. Read full review

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Slate

Willa Paskin

Sep 21, 2015

Season 1 Review: It’s lithe and funny for this kind of show, yet another series about a very special crime-solver. Read full review

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Newark Star-Ledger

Vicki Hyman

Sep 22, 2015

Season 1 Review: It's relatively engaging and slickly produced, with effective visuals showcasing Brian's new talents, but the side effect of this show may be fatal blandness. Read full review

50

Entertainment Weekly

Jeff Jensen

Sep 22, 2015

Season 1 Review: You’ve seen it all before on Limitless. Read full review

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Philadelphia Daily News

Ellen Gray

Sep 22, 2015

Season 1 Review: The superhero aspects can be fun to watch, but they don't make a lot of sense. Read full review

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The Huffington Post

Maureen Ryan

Sep 17, 2015

Season 1 Review: One of the most narrow and timid fall seasons in memory. This premise is particularly tired. Read full review

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lampposty

Sep 13, 2019

I liked it because of the way it was. So good I leave it playing on my living room TV at all times so if I ever get visitors they can or should I say WILL ask me about it and I can tell them all about this gem of a show.

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CasandraComplex

Jan 28, 2020

This show is not a heavy weight but it was very entertaining without any axes to grind nor SJW identity politics. I actually enjoyed the show way more than the movie. I was completely surprised that it only lasted one season in spite of some solid performances by all actors involved. JakeThis show is not a heavy weight but it was very entertaining without any axes to grind nor SJW identity politics. I actually enjoyed the show way more than the movie. I was completely surprised that it only lasted one season in spite of some solid performances by all actors involved. Jake McDorman who plays Brian Finch is way more than just a pretty face. It doesn't hold the camera back from taking full advantage of his warm demeanor and doughy eyes not to mention an occasional shirtless scene showcasing his impeccable physique. I'll admit it.. I'm smitten.. but back to the fundamentals. Jennifer Carpenter (playing agent Rebecca Harris) seems a little type cast here (Debra Morgan in Dexter) as the savvy and eerily insightful FBI agent. The deja-vu goes a step further when Desmond Harrington (Detective Quinn also from Dexter) swoops into and then out of the series as a possible love interest for agent Harris. I wonder why the creators chose such an obvious similarity in actors playing very similar characters in regards to those two. The stories are a whole lot of fun with tongue and cheek references all over the place with nods to '80's in the know kitsch and album cover/concert t-shirts galore. Brian is an underachieving stoner, easy going, surfer type dude who is out of place in the big city. He stumbles upon the NZT pill which unlocks the entire neural capacity of the human brain transforming Brian into brainiac grounded by who was before the pill and his close knit family. The story hums along nicely from stand alone episode to stand alone episode and develops a couple of parallel arcing story lines that inter mesh seamlessly. Those arcing story lines are more sophisticated and yet don't appear to contradict each other for the most part. Like those parallel story lines, Brian's life becomes extremely complicated by trying to keep his three secret identities from learning about each others existence. At some point one secret identity crashes into his families identity with a dissatisfying result. Keeping his family in the dark after they learn a part of the truth turns into some weird family melodrama where all of a sudden his cannabis smoking becomes the end of the world. WTF? That was an annoying and somewhat lazy plot device that I've seen too many times before where our hero can't tell the whole truth and therefore suffers in their personal family lives as a result of keeping their secret from them in order to protect them. Thankfully, that's my only issue in an otherwise impeccable show. It drives me nuts when Netflix picks up all these orphaned shows that don't go any further than one or two seasons. I then look up the show after enjoying it so much only to learn that it was cancelled waaaay back when and doesn't have a chance of being continued.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 2015
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  S1:E22. Finale: Part Two!!
  Air Date: April 26, 2016
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  S1:E21. Finale: Part One!
  Air Date: April 19, 2016
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  S1:E20. Hi, My Name Is Rebecca Harris...
  Air Date: April 5, 2016
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  S1:E19. A Dog's Breakfast
  Air Date: March 22, 2016
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  S1:E18. Bezgranichnyy
  Air Date: March 15, 2016
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  S1:E17. Close Encounters
  Air Date: March 8, 2016
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  S1:E16. Sands, Agent of Morra
  Air Date: February 23, 2016
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  S1:E15. Undercover!
  Air Date: February 16, 2016
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  S1:E14. Fundamentals of Naked Portraiture
  Air Date: February 9, 2016
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  S1:E13. Stop Me Before I Hug Again
  Air Date: January 19, 2016
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  S1:E12. The Assassination of Eddie Morra
  Air Date: January 5, 2016
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  S1:E11. This Is Your Brian on Drugs
  Air Date: December 15, 2015
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  S1:E10. Arm-ageddon
  Air Date: November 24, 2015
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  S1:E9. Headquarters!
  Air Date: November 17, 2015
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  S1:E8. When Pirates Pirate Pirates
  Air Date: November 10, 2015
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  S1:E7. Brian Finch's Black Op
  Air Date: November 3, 2015
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  S1:E6. Side Effects May Include...
  Air Date: October 27, 2015
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  S1:E5. Personality Crisis
  Air Date: October 20, 2015
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  S1:E4. Page 44
  Air Date: October 13, 2015
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  S1:E3. The Legend of Marcos Ramos
  Air Date: October 6, 2015
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  S1:E2. Badge! Gun!
  Air Date: September 29, 2015
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 22, 2015