Summary
Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human behavior and masterful understanding of the mind give him an extraordinary ability to read people, but his eccentric view of the world and less-than-stellar social skills can often interfere with his work.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+25)
Critics 53Audiences 78GoodWatch 65
Time to watch it all
39 h
39 episodes, about 60 min each
An episode a night: about 6 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 44 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+34
First aired
2012
July 9, 2012
Ended 2015
Genres
CrimeDramaMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
465 people
Eric McCormackDr. Daniel Pierce39 episodes
Rachael Leigh CookKate Moretti39 episodes
Kelly RowanNatalie Vincent39 episodes
Arjay SmithMax Lewicki39 episodes
LeVar BurtonPaul Haley35 episodes
Scott WolfDonnie Ryan27 episodes
Jonathan ScarfeRoger Probert6 episodes
Brad RoweAgent Bobby Dalton6 episodes
DJ QuallsAgent Rudy Fleckner5 episodes
Dan LauriaJoe Moretti5 episodes
Shane CoffeyDJ Pierce5 episodes
David PaymerRueben Bauer4 episodes
Peter CoyoteJames Alan Pierce4 episodes
Chris GartinFather Pat4 episodes
Robert Curtis BrownDr. Josiah Rosenthal4 episodes
John RubinsteinJack Crawford3 episodes
Josh CoxxAgent Drexler3 episodes
Perrey ReevesMiranda Stiles3 episodes
Jamie BamberMichael Hathaway3 episodes
Brooke NevinShelby Coulson3 episodes
Lisa BrennerTasha Ogden3 episodes
Lindsay PulsipherKendra Murphy2 episodes
Pippa BlackWendy2 episodes
Rob BrownsteinChancellor Kinney2 episodes
Directing · 8
- Christopher Misiano Director
- Greg Beeman Director
- Jeff Woolnough Director
- Andrew Bernstein Director
- LeVar Burton Director
- Deran Sarafian Director
Writing · 13
- Jason Ning Writer
- Jonathan Abrahams Writer, Teleplay
- Raf Green Writer
- Nicki Paluga Writer
- Amanda Green Writer
- Stephen Tolkin Writer
Production · 4
- Kenneth Biller Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
- Michael Sussman Producer, Writer, Creator
- Eric McCormack Producer, Director
- Alan Poul Producer, Director
Camera · 3
- John B. Aronson Director of Photography
- Charles Crivier Key Grip
- Bob Gilles Steadicam Operator
Editing · 3
- Debby Germino Editor
- Anthony Miller Editor
- Tom McQuade Editor
Art · 1
- Aaron A. Goffman Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Gersha Phillips Costume Design
Other crew · 11
- Arlene Halpenny-Heeley Driver
- Craig Kuehne Compositor
- Jason Gray Stunts
- Heidi Pascoe Stunt Double
- Chad Guerrero Stunts
- John Dixon Stunts
Tropes
Perception episodes
3 seasons · 39 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Pilot, 7.4
- S1 E2 Faces, 7.4
- S1 E3 86'd, 7.8
- S1 E4 Cipher, 7.9
- S1 E5 Messenger, 7.8
- S1 E6 Lovesick, 7.3
- S1 E7 Nemesis, 7.8
- S1 E8 Kilimanjaro, 7.7
- S1 E9 Shadow, 8.3
- S1 E10 Light, 8.3
- S2 E1 Ch-Ch-Changes, 7.8
- S2 E2 Alienation, 7.6
- S2 E3 Blindness, 8.0
- S2 E4 Toxic, 7.8
- S2 E5 Caleidoscope, 7.6
- S2 E6 Defective, 7.5
- S2 E7 Neuropositive, 7.3
- S2 E8 Asylum, 7.7
- S2 E9 Wounded, 7.8
- S2 E10 Warrior, 8.1
- S2 E11 Curveball, 7.7
- S2 E12 Brotherhood, 7.3
- S2 E13 Cobra, 7.5
- S2 E14 Obsession, 8.1
- S3 E1 Paris, 7.8
- S3 E2 Painless, 7.8
- S3 E3 Shiver, 7.5
- S3 E4 Possession, 7.5
- S3 E5 Eternity, 7.7
- S3 E6 Inconceivable, 7.7
- S3 E7 Bolero, 7.9
- S3 E8 Prologue, 8.2
- S3 E9 Silence, 7.7
- S3 E10 Dirty, 8.3
- S3 E11 Brainstorm, 8.0
- S3 E12 Meat, 7.5
- S3 E13 Mirror, 7.7
- S3 E14 Romeo, 7.9
- S3 E15 Run, 7.9
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