Person of Interest (2011– )

A software genius and an ex-CIA operative work together to prevent violent crimes before they can happen.

Creator:

Jonathan Nolan

Stars:

Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jim Caviezel	...	John Reese (45 episodes, 2011-2013)
Taraji P. Henson	...	Detective Joss Carter (45 episodes, 2011-2013)
Kevin Chapman	...	Detective Lionel Fusco (45 episodes, 2011-2013)
Michael Emerson	...	Harold Finch (45 episodes, 2011-2013)

Storyline

A billionaire software-genius named Harold Finch creates a Machine for the government that is designed to detect acts of terror before they can happen, by monitoring the entire world by monitoring every cell-phone, email and surveillance camera. Finch discovered that the machine sees everything, potential terrorist acts and violent crimes that involve ordinary people. When the government considered violent crimes between normal people "irrelevant", Finch built a back door into the system that gives him the social security number of a person involved in a future violent crime so he could act. Partnered with John Reese, an ex-CIA agent, the two work in secret to prevent violent crimes before they can happen. Eventually their activities lead to being hunted by the New York Police Department, CIA Agents in pursuit of Reese who was listed as dead, a computer hacker named Root who wants access to the Machine, and government officials who want to keep all knowledge of the Machine a complete ...

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Plot Keywords:

social security number | officially listed as dead | hitman | special operations | terror prediction

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Taglines:

Ever think you're being watched?

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

CBS [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

A célszemély

Filming Locations:

Clinton Diner, Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kilter Films, Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min 43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The opening sequence contains one or two scenes from the current episode, always at the point Finch says, "...victim or perpetrator, if your number's up, we'll find you."

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Quotes

Harold Finch: [Opening narration from Season One] You are being watched. The government has a secret system, a machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it. I designed the machine to detect acts of terror but it sees everything. Violent crimes involving ordinary people, people like you. Crimes the government considered "irrelevant." They wouldn't act, so I decided I would. But I needed a partner, someone with the skills to intervene. Hunted by the authorities, we work in secret...

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Connections

Spoofed in Mad: Men in Black to the Future/Pokemon of Interest (2012)

User Reviews

Best new drama of the 2011 US shows

I've been totally addicted to this show ever since I watched the pilot a few weeks ago. James Caviezel is dark, brooding, yet calm and methodical when he's in action. Michael Emerson from Lost is also effective as the guy who invented the machine that predicts that violent crimes are about to happen.

It's an intriguing show. Closest plot that reminds me about this is Minority Report, but with a made-for-TV treatment that's still pretty damn good. Guest stars are also familiar to those who've watched Law & Order, CSI, etc., and are complementary. The cop trying to chase after him's a bit of a stretch but I guess they need something for continuity.

Worth recommending to those who want to hitch on a new action, mystery show that's very well-written and fantastic-paced.

Go watch it and you won't regret it.