Intelligence

A drama centered on a high-tech intelligence operative who is enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain, and the director of the elite government cyber-security agency who supports him.

Intelligence (2014) is an American science fiction drama created by Michael Seitzman for CBS. Josh Holloway plays Gabriel Black, a high-tech intelligence operative whose brain has been enhanced with a super-computer microchip, and Meghan Ory plays Riley O'Neil, a member of the elite government cyber-security team that backs him. John Billingsley appears as Dr. William Crispin, and Marg Helgenberger as Lillian Strand, the director of the cyber-security agency who supports Black's missions. Across its single season of thirteen episodes, the series builds its engine around the tension between Black's extraordinary abilities and the cost of using them, as each case pushes him further into a field where his own mind is a weapon and a liability. Each episode mixes covert missions, digital surveillance and close-quarters action with a growing question about how much of Black is still human. The tone is tense and propulsive, with a paranoid edge and a sense of technology running ahead of its controllers. Fans of Person of Interest, Alias and Chuck will find resonance in its blend of espionage, cybersecurity and a gifted agent working in the shadows of a government program. The show was canceled, so its story stops before the larger arc is resolved.

Audiences rated the single season moderately well, with a mixed overall reception centered on its high-concept premise and lead performance.

• Person of Interesthigh-tech spy premise with a government operative enhanced by technology, serialized conspiracy
• Aliascyber-security agency and tech-enabled espionage, serialized thriller
• Chuckaugmented human with superhuman abilities working for a government agency, science fiction action drama

Created by

Michael Seitzman

Release Date

2014-01-07

Episode runtime

45 min

Rating

6.8 / 10 (238)

What is Intelligence about?

A high-tech intelligence operative enhanced with a super-computer chip in his brain works alongside the director of an elite cyber-security agency.

What is Intelligence like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Intelligence as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Intelligence violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Intelligence as mild.

What did critics think of Intelligence?

Audiences rated the single season moderately well, with a mixed overall reception centered on its high-concept premise and lead performance.

Which shows are like Intelligence?

Shows with a similar feel include Person of Interest, Alias, and Chuck.

How long is Intelligence?

Intelligence: 1 season, 13 episodes.

Is Intelligence still running?

No, Intelligence was canceled.

Where can I watch Intelligence?

In United States, Intelligence is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.