Believe

Believe is about an unlikely relationship between a gifted young girl and a man sprung from prison, who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.

Believe (2014) is an American science fiction drama created by Mark Friedman and Alfonso Cuarón for NBC. Jake McLaughlin plays Willam Tate, an ex-convict sprung from prison and assigned to shepherd a gifted young girl, Bo Adams (Johnny Sequoyah), whose telekinetic power makes her the prize of dangerous hunters. Delroy Lindo as Dr. Milton Winter and Kerry Condon as Dr. Zoe Boyle add scientific weight to the story, while Kyle MacLachlan as Roman Skouras brings a sly menace to the corporate and government forces circling the pair. The engine of the series is a wary partnership: the protagonist wants to get back to a life he has lost, the girl wants safety and a sense of normal, and every episode pulls them into a new pursuit by agencies that treat her gift as a weapon. Told in a single thirteen-episode season, the show is a serialized sci-fi thriller with a grounded, urban texture and a tense, earnest register. Its mood blends paranoia with tenderness as trust grows slowly between two damaged people. Set in present-day America, it sits in the vein of Heroes and The Gifted for fans of gifted-youth conspiracy stories, and it was canceled before its central mystery was fully unpacked.

Audiences found the premise of a gifted girl and a paroled protector engaging but the single season mixed in its reception.

• Stranger Thingsshared superpowered child on the run and government pursuit, sci-fi drama tone
• Heroesshared gifted-youth-under-government-watch premise with sci-fi procedural tone
• The Giftedshared telekinetic protagonist hunted by agencies, serialized sci-fi drama

Created by

Mark Friedman, Alfonso Cuarón

Release Date

2014-03-10

Episode runtime

43 min

Rating

7.0 / 10 (182)

What is Believe about?

A paroled ex-convict is tasked with protecting a telekinetic girl from the shadowy forces hunting her power.

What is Believe like to watch?

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

Is Believe violent?

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

What did critics think of Believe?

Audiences found the premise of a gifted girl and a paroled protector engaging but the single season mixed in its reception.

Which shows are like Believe?

Shows with a similar feel include Stranger Things, Heroes, and The Gifted.

How long is Believe?

Believe: 1 season, 13 episodes.

Is Believe still running?

No, Believe was canceled.

Where can I watch Believe?

In United States, Believe streams on fuboTV, Plex, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Tubi TV.