9. Limitless
The other big movie to TV adaptation, this doesn’t just replicate the 2011 Bradley Cooper movie as Cooper himself reprises his role from the film as Edward Nora (now a Senator) who takes a drug that opens his mind to amazing strengths. In the pilot, he gives the same drug to Brian Finch (Jake McDorman), an average joe who now has his IQ pushed to four digits and has perfect recall to everything that he’s ever seen, read or done, with his physical abilities pushed as well.
Realizing how important he is, the FBI (headed by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) recruits him to help them with cases with Jennifer Carpenter as his partner. Finch helps them by solving various crimes and getting involved with people caught up in them, all the while working a secret plot with Nora who has his own plans for his protégé.
The procedural motif fits CBS well and having Cooper popping up will be good to draw viewers in with “case of the week” as the overall story arc progresses and promises a show that pushes new limits in entertainment.
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