Scripted series · CBS
Intelligence
What's in his head will blow your mind.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Josh Holloway
Gabriel Black
13 eps
Meghan Ory
Riley O'Neil
13 eps
John Billingsley
Dr. William Crispin
13 eps
P.J. Byrne
Nelson
13 eps
Michael Rady
Chris Jameson
13 eps
Marg Helgenberger
Lillian Strand
13 eps
Elden Henson
Amos Pembroke
2 eps
Will Yun Lee
Jin Cong
2 eps
Rosalind Chao
Sheng-Li Wang
1 eps
Grace Huang
Mei Chen
1 eps
Zuleikha Robinson
Amelia Vaughn
2 eps
Cas Anvar
Ibrahim Al-Munin
1 eps
Nicholas Massouh
Malik
1 eps
Yorgo Constantine
Marius Cottier
1 eps
Lance Reddick
DCI Jeffrey Tetazoo
5 eps
Annie Wersching
Kate Anderson
1 eps
Tomas Arana
DNI Adam Weatherly
10 eps
Russ Bain
Tristan Bissette
1 eps
Emily C. Chang
Jenni Wu
1 eps
Michael Trucco
Agent Griffin
1 eps
Tania Raymonde
Emily Tyner
1 eps
Bill Smitrovich
Stanwick Finnegan
1 eps
Peter Coyote
Leland Strand
3 eps
Carlos Sanz
Hector Villareal
1 eps
Robert Curtis Brown
Senator Thomas Bradshaw
1 eps
Abbie Cobb
Mackenzie Bradshaw
1 eps
Nick Searcy
General Greg Carter
1 eps
Ronnie Gene Blevins
Luther Vick
1 eps
Carrie Coon
Luanne Vick
1 eps
David Marciano
Gordon Greyson
1 eps
Tommy Dewey
Bryce Tyler
1 eps
Faye Kingslee
Mei Chen
3 eps
Yancey Arias
Javier Leon
1 eps
Matt Gerald
Lt. John Norris
1 eps
Iris Almario
Marcela Leon
1 eps
Charlie Koznick
David Collingsworth
1 eps
Alan Ruck
Jonathan Cain
1 eps
Laura Slade Wiggins
Rebecca Strand
1 eps
Dean Chekvala
Jano
1 eps
John Pollono
Eric Hanson
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Intelligence actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Intelligence reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E13
Being Human
Riley and Gabriel are shocked when the identities of sleeper agents embedded in the U.S. government are revealed.
- Directed by Stephen Williams
- Written by Barry Schindel, Michael Seitzman
S01E11
The Grey Hat
As Riley and Gabriel track an infamous hacker, they learn the suspect may have been set up and a sinister group may be planning a nuclear attack.
- Directed by Tim Hunter
- Written by Heidi Cole McAdams
S01E10
Cain and Gabriel
Lillian, worried about her daughter's safety, accompanies Gabriel and Riley to San Francisco to investigate a plot to carry out a terrorist attack using blackmailed people in witness protection.
- Directed by Kenneth Biller
- Written by Pam Davis
S01E03
Mei Chen Returns
When Gabriel’s chip is hacked, he’s shocked to learn that Mei Chen is not only alive, but possesses an even more powerful chip than his own.
- Directed by Stephen Williams
- Written by Shintaro Shimosawa
S01E05
The Rescue
Gabriel and Riley search for the kidnapped daughter of a senator in Mexico when a Mexican cartel demands he end the sale of U.S. spy satellite in exchange for her safety. Meanwhile, Lillian discovers a connection between the drug cartel and her father.
- Directed by Alrick Riley
- Written by Barry O'Brien
S01E07
Size Matters
When Gabriel and Cybercom learn microscopic robots are infecting and killing leading artificial intelligence scientists, they must find who's delivering boxes containing the malicious nanites before Cassidy is the next target.
- Directed by Alrick Riley
- Written by Shintaro Shimosawa
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E13
Being Human
- Directed by Stephen Williams
- Written by Barry Schindel, Michael Seitzman
S01E12
The Event Horizon
- Directed by Russell Lee Fine
- Written by Barry Schindel, Michael Seitzman
S01E11
The Grey Hat
- Directed by Tim Hunter
- Written by Heidi Cole McAdams
S01E08
Delta Force
- Directed by David Von Ancken
- Written by Aaron Ginsburg, Wade McIntyre
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Michael Seitzman
Showrunner
Tripp Vinson
Executive producer
Aaron Ginsburg
Writer
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Matthew Lau
Writer
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Pam Davis
Writer
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Wade McIntyre
Writer
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Barry Schindel
Writer
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Shintaro Shimosawa
Writer
Barry O'Brien
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Heidi Cole McAdams
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Pam DavisProducer
- Tripp VinsonExecutive Producer
- Josh HollowayProducer
- Shintaro ShimosawaProducer
- Gilbert AdlerProducer
Writing
- Aaron GinsburgWriter
- Matthew LauWriter
- Pam DavisWriter
- Wade McIntyreWriter
- Barry SchindelWriter
- Shintaro ShimosawaWriter
Direction
- Tim HunterDirector
- Bill EaglesDirector
- Kenneth BillerDirector
- Alrick RileyDirector
- Adam DavidsonDirector
- David Von AnckenDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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