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Limitless

  • TV Series
  • 2015–20162015–2016
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Jennifer Carpenter and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
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An average 28-year-old man who gains the ability to use the full extent of his brain's capabilities is hired by the F.B.I. as a consultant.An average 28-year-old man who gains the ability to use the full extent of his brain's capabilities is hired by the F.B.I. as a consultant.An average 28-year-old man who gains the ability to use the full extent of his brain's capabilities is hired by the F.B.I. as a consultant.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
68K
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POPULARITY
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    • Craig Sweeny
  • Stars
    • Jake McDorman
    • Jennifer Carpenter
    • Hill Harper
    • Craig Sweeny
  • Stars
    • Jake McDorman
    • Jennifer Carpenter
    • Hill Harper
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 249User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

    Episodes22

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    Jennifer Carpenter and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
    Hill Harper, Jennifer Carpenter, and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
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    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Greg Germann, and Charlë Webb in Limitless (2015)
    Jennifer Carpenter and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
    Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
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    Jennifer Carpenter and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)

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    Jake McDorman
    Jake McDorman
    • Brian Finch
    Jennifer Carpenter
    Jennifer Carpenter
    • Rebecca Harris
    Hill Harper
    Hill Harper
    • Spellman Boyle
    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
    • Nasreen Pouran
    Tom Degnan
    Tom Degnan
    • Agent Ike
    Colin Salmon
    Colin Salmon
    • Jarrod Sands
    Michael James Shaw
    Michael James Shaw
    • Agent Mike
    Ron Rifkin
    Ron Rifkin
    • Dennis Finch
    Michael Devine
    Michael Devine
    • James 'Tech' Padgett
    Megan Guinan
    • Rachel Finch
    Blair Brown
    Blair Brown
    • Marie Finch
    Musto Pelinkovicci
    Musto Pelinkovicci
    • Stavros
    Patch Darragh
    Patch Darragh
    • Cameron Finch
    Bradley Cooper
    Bradley Cooper
    • Senator Eddie Morra
    Georgina Haig
    Georgina Haig
    • Piper Baird
    Desmond Harrington
    Desmond Harrington
    • FBI Agent Casey Rooks
    Jeffrey Omura
    Jeffrey Omura
    • Danny…
    Henry Gagliardi
    Henry Gagliardi
    • 10 Year Old Brian…
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    • Trivia
      The before and after pictures of people who have gone through NZT trials are real, but the side effects are from meth, not NZT. Most of the photos come from "Faces of Meth," a campaign used to show the real-life damages that meth can have on a person.
    • Quotes

      Brian Finch: I can be really annoying when I'm on NZT.

      Agent Ike: We've noticed.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Josh Hutcherson/Jennifer Carpenter/Michael Rezendes & Sacha Pfeiffer/Emily Armstrong (2015)

    User reviews249

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    8/10
    Great premise; lazy execution - analysis why it was cancelled
    I love this show because of the premise and the idea that we could all improve our lives by just making smarter choices. It's also fun with a likable protagonist.

    Even though I would have loved to see a season two, I can understand why this show was cancelled.

    -- The protagonist, Brian is laid back. I get it. He's showing that he's a regular guy the audience can identify with. But ultimately, it undercuts tension for him to be a party dude in a thriller. A show that played this well was Psych.

    -- The show is laden with soap opera dramas that linger too much on emotion and don't ultimately change the big story. Whenever the father shows up, for example.

    -- Although the show has a high-level story arc, it is fragmented. Without a strong sense of purpose, and momentum, the high-level story can't be gripping. I got the sense that there wasn't a well-mapped-out big idea driving the backstory and mystery, but rather guesswork by the writers.

    -- Beyond the high-level story, the procedural nature of the show underserves its premise (an intelligence pill), and the smart cop thing has been done before. It's Sherlock Holmes all over again. It's so repetitive that the show has to keep coming up with unusual crimes and unusual crime-solving methods. But a TV show shouldn't be about the mechanics; it should be about the people. The premise naturally leads to more of a thriller / horror / drama like Breaking Bad or The Man in the High Castle.

    -- Plot holes take us out of the show. I get it, a cop show isn't supposed to be realistic. But there are some sloppy twists and turns, choices that don't make sense for the characters or their organizations.

    -- The show seemed caught between celebrating the intelligence drug and showcasing the horrors of addiction. You can't do both. It learned more towards the celebrating. I read online that the superpowers coming through a pill-based drug was a major factor in the show not being renewed. It's too close to the implication, "taking cocaine is okay if it makes you productive".

    -- Finally, and most fatally, one of the show's heroes is under the thumb of (omitted), and gives in too much, seeming not to be bothered when crimes are committed. A protagonist with moral failures becomes less likable, less easy to root for. There should have been a giant struggle there instead of camaraderie, like in Daredevil and Luke Cage fighting the organized crime trying to blackmail them.

    A lot of TV shows have a bumpy first season, for example Star Trek the Next Generation or Veep. I would love to have seen if they could have turned this into a miracle show. And I still love the premise. But I think structurally, there was too much wrong with this. So I can see why they cancelled it.
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    • Feb 14, 2020

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 2015 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • K/O Paper Products
      • Action This Day!
      • Relativity Television
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