Scripted series · CBS
Scorpion
This team is pure genius.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Elyes Gabel
Walter O'Brien
93 eps
Katharine McPhee
Paige Dineen
93 eps
Jadyn Wong
Happy Quinn
93 eps
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Toby Curtis
93 eps
Ari Stidham
Sylvester Dodd
93 eps
Riley B. Smith
Ralph Dineen
93 eps
Robert Patrick
Cabe Gallo
93 eps
Linda Hunt
Hetty Lange
1 eps
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Dr. Cassandra Davis
1 eps
Raphael Sbarge
Curator Paulson
1 eps
Amber Friendly
Special Agent Elise Carey
1 eps
Lissa Pallo
Museum Guard
1 eps
Mykelti Williamson
General Walker
1 eps
Julia Kelly
Beach Girl
1 eps
Jonathan S. Grady
TAC Team Leader
1 eps
Carla Toutz
Walter's Mom
2 eps
Glenn Keogh
Sean O'Brien
5 eps
Spencer Grammer
June
2 eps
Gerald Downey
Captain Braden
2 eps
Max Gail
Bruce
2 eps
Henri Lubatti
Skunk
2 eps
Michael McGrady
Admiral Pace
2 eps
Anthony Skordi
Nemos
3 eps
Emily Robinson
Young Megan O'Brien
2 eps
Kelley Jakle
Janice Keller
2 eps
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Joyce Linehan
3 eps
Lea Thompson
Veronica Dineen
4 eps
Amir M. Korangy
Dr. Sanjay Patel
3 eps
Rick Garcia
Rick Garcia
2 eps
Rockmond Dunbar
Scotty
3 eps
Julie Lancaster
Principal Pastorneck
2 eps
Tom Massmann
Thomas Foolery
3 eps
John Hartman
Kaldor
5 eps
Alana de la Garza
Adriana Molina
3 eps
Pete Giovine
Chet
3 eps
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Bryan
2 eps
Dana Davis
Hadley Dine
2 eps
Andy Buckley
Richard Elia
7 eps
Reiko Aylesworth
Allie Jones
10 eps
Joshua Leonard
Mark Collins
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Scorpion actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Scorpion reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and his team of brilliant misfits comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age. As Homeland Security’s new think tank, O’Brien’s “Scorpion” team includes Toby Curtis, an expert behaviorist who can read anyone; Happy Quinn, a mechanical prodigy; and Sylvester Dodd, a statistics guru.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 93 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201422 episodes
7.3IMDbScorpion is a high-octane thill ride based on the true story of Walter O'Brien, an eccentric genius with the world's fourth-highest I.Q. and the creator of a company of brilliant misfits who use their mental muscle to defend the planet against complex high-tech threats of the modern age.
Best episode · S01E22 Postcards from the Edge
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201524 episodes
8.0IMDbScorpion begins its second season as Walter O'Brien and his team of brilliant misfits continue to solve the complex, high-tech threats of the modern age.
Best episode · S02E24 Toby or Not Toby
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201625 episodes
7.8IMDbIn the third season premiere, Team Scorpion must put aside their personal and romantic troubles when anonymous hackers with unknown motives take control of targeted U.S. military aircraft and war ships and point America's weaponry at its own cities.
Best episode · S03E18 Don't Burst My Bubble
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201722 episodes
7.3IMDbEccentric genius Walter O'Brien and his team of brilliant misfits continue to be the last line of defense against the complex, high-tech threats of the modern age as they solve extreme, life-threatening cases, including a global extinction event, a nuclear missile launch on U.S. soil, and even the perils of geniuses trying to start a family.
Best episode · S04E15 Wave Goodbye
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E24
Toby or Not Toby
Team Scorpion must outthink their unstable ex-Scorpion member, Mark Collins, after he kidnaps Toby and threatens to kill him unless his cunning demands are met.
- Directed by Sam Hill
- Written by Nick Santora, Nicholas Wootton
S02E15
Da Bomb
Team Scorpion is tasked with helping NASA’s top secret rocket launch, but they must sabotage their own mission when Walter’s date from the previous night has a bomb strapped to her chest.
- Directed by Steven A. Adelson
- Written by Kim Rome
S02E06
Tech, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll
Walter’s attempt to “normalize” goes horribly wrong when a nefarious virus is uploaded to his computer, turning Team Scorpion’s new “smart” building project into a burning death trap with people locked inside.
- Directed by Sam Hill
- Written by Nicholas Wootton, Elizabeth Davis Beall
S02E10
Arrivals and Departures
When Team Scorpion and Walter's parents visit Megan in the hospital as her health deteriorates, they are quarantined after a deadly fungus outbreak threatens to infect everyone.
- Directed by Sam Hill
- Written by Nicholas Wootton, Aadrita Mukerji
S02E09
US vs. UN vs. UK
Team Scorpion is blackmailed to break into the United Nations to assist in the assassination of a menacing arms dealer. Also, Sylvester makes a bold move to protect Megan's wishes.
- Directed by Omar Madha
- Written by Nick Santora, Scott Sullivan
S03E18
Don't Burst My Bubble
Following a severe storm, Happy’s friend Ada, who lives in a sterile bubble to protect her compromised immune system, is left with dangerous debris on the verge of puncturing the structure. Now, Team Scorpion works to safely move Ada to a more secure location without risking her life.
- Directed by Omar Madha
- Written by April E. Brassard, Nicholas Wootton
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E22
A Lie in the Sand
- Directed by Sam Hill
- Written by Scott Sullivan, Paul Grellong
S04E21
Kenny and the Jet
- Directed by Jeff T. Thomas
- Written by Rob Pearlstein, Adam Higgs
S04E18
Dork Day Afternoon
- Directed by Steven A. Adelson
- Written by Paul Grellong
S04E17
Dumbster Fire
- Directed by Sanford Bookstaver
- Written by Aadrita Mukerji
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Nick Santora
Showrunner
Alex Kurtzman
Executive producer
Roberto Orci
Executive producer
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Cait Duffy
Writer
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David Foster
Writer
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Matthew Davis
Writer
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Rob Pearlstein
Writer
Dan Dworkin
Writer
April E. Brassard
Writer
Scott Sullivan
Writer
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Nicholas Wootton
Writer
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Aadrita Mukerji
Writer
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Elizabeth Davis Beall
Writer
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Kim Rome
Writer
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Jay Beattie
Writer
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Adam Higgs
Writer
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Paul Grellong
Writer
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David J. North
Writer
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Alex Katsnelson
Writer
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Kevin J. Hynes
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Alex KurtzmanExecutive Producer
- Troy Craig PoonProducer
- Danny RosenProducer
- Roberto OrciExecutive Producer
- Clayton TownsendProducer
- Scott MansonProducer
Writing
- Nick SantoraWriter
- Cait DuffyWriter
- David FosterWriter
- Matthew DavisWriter
- Rob PearlsteinWriter
- Dan DworkinWriter
Direction
- Matt Earl BeesleyDirector
- Nick SantoraDirector
- Dwight H. LittleDirector
- Justin LinDirector
- Bethany RooneyDirector
- Kevin HooksDirector
Cinematography
- Paul TheriaultDirector of Photography
- Robert LaBongeDirector of Photography
- Gyula PadosDirector of Photography
- Fernando ArgüellesDirector of Photography
- David J. MillerDirector of Photography
- Ken GlassingDirector of Photography
Music
- Brian TylerOriginal Music Composer
- Tony MoralesOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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