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2014·4 seasons·93 eps·Created by Nick Santora·CBS·7.1
Action & AdventureDramaCrime

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.

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Reacher

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PERFECT

Same creator Nick Santora; action-crime with a hyper-capable lone genius solving threats with wit and muscle.

Breakout Kings

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Nick Santora co-created; unconventional specialist team assembled by feds to solve problems outside normal channels.

Chuck

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The Pretender

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Person of Interest

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Genius builds AI system to prevent crimes; national-security scope, hacker themes, misfit operative team.

Numb3rs

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Limitless

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PERFECT

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Leverage

Leverage

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PEER

Specialist misfit team (hacker, grifter, thief, muscle) each with a defined genius role tackling injustice—direct structural peer.

Bloody Monday

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PEER

Teen hacker genius fights bioterrorism to save his country; hacker + national-security threat mirrors Scorpion's core premise.

Burn Notice

Burn Notice

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PEER

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Perception

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PEER

Eccentric genius neuroscience professor consults for the FBI; genius-with-social-difficulties helping national authorities.

FUBAR

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PEER

Nick Santora created; action-comedy with operatives whose personal dynamics complicate high-stakes missions.

MacGyver

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ADJACENT

Resourceful genius solves dangerous situations with improvised ingenuity; proto-Scorpion in spirit and problem-solving aesthetic.

MacGyver

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ADJACENT

Modern reboot of genius operative using tech/science to complete missions for a secret government org; Scorpion-era CBS stable-mate.

The A-Team

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ADJACENT

Specialist team with distinct skills executes clever plans under pressure; same found-family-of-misfits-saves-the-day DNA.

Most Dangerous Game

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ADJACENT

Nick Santora created; thriller with a desperate protagonist using intelligence and survival instincts against powerful adversaries.

Hardcastle and McCormick

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Unconventional duo works outside normal law enforcement with street smarts and clever schemes; similar odd-couple procedural tone.

Transporter: The Series

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Hyper-competent specialist operates in a dangerous world using skill and intellect; similar action-procedural cadence.

The Persuaders!

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Two clever, talented men use their unique abilities to tackle crime; witty ensemble action-adventure with a light tone.

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

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Civilian with unexpected aptitude joins a spy operative; outsider-with-hidden-talent helping national security is thematically cousin.

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