Scorpion (2014)
Scorpion is a 2014 action & adventure series created by Nick Santora. It stars Elyes Gabel, Katharine McPhee and Jadyn Wong.
Walter O'Brien has an off-the-charts IQ and no patience for people who don't. On CBS's Scorpion, he leads a crew of equally brilliant, equally awkward specialists, a behaviorist who reads any face, a mechanical prodigy, a human calculator, hired by Homeland Security as a fast-response think tank for crises normal agencies can't crack. Very loosely inspired by the real Walter O'Brien, the show pairs last-second, high-tech save-the-day stunts with the running joke that these geniuses handle everything except ordinary human feeling. Elyes Gabel and Katharine McPhee headline the ensemble.
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What is Scorpion about?
Walter O'Brien has an off-the-charts IQ and no patience for people who don't. On CBS's Scorpion, he leads a crew of equally brilliant, equally awkward specialists, a behaviorist who reads any face, a mechanical prodigy, a human calculator, hired by Homeland Security as a fast-response think tank for crises normal agencies can't crack. Very loosely inspired by the real Walter O'Brien, the show pairs last-second, high-tech save-the-day stunts with the running joke that these geniuses handle everything except ordinary human feeling. Elyes Gabel and Katharine McPhee headline the ensemble.
When was Scorpion released?
Scorpion was released on 22 September 2014.
How many episodes does Scorpion have?
Scorpion has 93 episodes across 4 seasons.
Who made Scorpion?
Scorpion was created by Nick Santora.
Where can I watch Scorpion?
Scorpion is available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Paramount+ (Via Apple TV), Philo, Google Play and Amazon.
Where to watch Scorpion
Stream: Paramount Plus, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Paramount+ (Via Apple TV), Philo
Rent: Google Play
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Google Play
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Cast
- Elyes Gabel as Walter O'Brien
- Katharine McPhee as Paige Dineen
- Jadyn Wong as Happy Quinn
- Eddie Kaye Thomas as Toby Curtis
- Ari Stidham as Sylvester Dodd
- Riley B. Smith as Ralph Dineen
- Robert Patrick as Cabe Gallo
- Scott Porter as Tim Armstrong
- Tina Majorino as Florence
- Kevin Weisman as Ray Spiewack
- Reiko Aylesworth as Allie Jones
- Camille Guaty as Megan O'Brien
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A few thoughts on Scorpion
Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes runs on the same engine: a brilliant mind that solves what baffles everyone else. Valve's Portal and Portal 2 turn raw problem-solving into a game, all lateral thinking under pressure. For the globe-trotting techno-thriller side, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War chases high-stakes threats with the same ticking-clock urgency.
Sharp minds outthinking a crisis on the clock
Scorpion drops a team of geniuses into emergencies that stump ordinary agencies, so if you like watching brilliant people beat a ticking clock, these fit. A mathematician crunches cases for the FBI, a machine predicts crimes before they happen, and a resourceful fixer improvises out of every trap, right back to Arthur Conan Doyle's original consulting detective.
Spy capers that run on gadgets and charm
Scorpion runs on gadgets, banter and last-second saves, the same charm that powers these light spy and action capers. An everyman becomes a reluctant secret agent, a burned operative talks his way through jobs, and even schoolkids and reboots get pulled into high-tech missions where the tone stays fun while the stakes keep climbing.
Prodigies whose gifts set them apart
The crew on Scorpion can defuse a bomb but struggle with a dinner conversation, and these stories follow other prodigies whose gifts set them apart. A savant surgeon, a teenage boy doctor, a mysterious gifted kid, a puzzle-solving test subject and brilliant young alchemists all learn that genius rarely makes the human part any easier.
Classic action TV built on one clever hero
Before Scorpion made experts into first responders, action television built whole series around a single exceptional problem-solver saving the day each week. A bionic agent, mismatched detective duos, a stuntman turned bounty hunter and suave adventurers all carried that same weekly rhythm of a clever hero facing an impossible situation and walking out the other side.