Person of Interest (TV series)

Person of Interest
Seasons 4 and 5 intertitle
Genre
Created byJonathan Nolan
Starring
ComposerRamin Djawadi
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes103 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Athena Wickham
  • Margot Lulick
  • Kathy Lingg
  • Stephen Semel
  • Erik Mountain
Production locationNew York City, New York
Cinematography
Editors
  • Scott Lerner
  • Scott Powell
  • Ryan Malanaphy
  • Ray Daniels III
  • Mark Conte
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 22, 2011 (2011-09-22) –
June 21, 2016 (2016-06-21)
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Person of Interest is an American science fiction crime drama[2] television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2011,[3] to June 21, 2016,[4] with its five seasons consisting of 103 episodes. The series was created by Jonathan Nolan; executive producers were Nolan, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Greg Plageman, Denise Thé, and Chris Fisher.

The series centers on a mysterious reclusive billionaire computer programmer, Harold Finch (Michael Emerson), who has developed a computer program for the federal government known as "the Machine" that is capable of collating all sources of information to predict terrorist acts and to identify people planning them. The series raises an array of moral issues, from questions of privacy and "the greater good", the concept of justifiable homicide, and problems caused by working with limited information programs.

Person of Interest was acclaimed during its run and considered by several critics to be the best science fiction show on broadcast TV.[5][6] Katharine Trendacosta of Gizmodo noted that by the end of the series in 2016, Person of Interest had been transformed from a "crime-fighting show" with an entertaining plot device into "one of the best science-fiction series ever broadcast".[7] The show won the 2012 People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama and the 2016 People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Crime Drama.

  1. ^ Trendacosta, Katharine (June 24, 2016). "How Person of Interest Became Essential Science Fiction Television". io9. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Day, Patrick Kevin (July 20, 2013). "Comic-Con: Person of Interest will go more sci-fi to outpace reality". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  3. ^ McNamara, Mary (September 22, 2011). "Person of Interest: TV review". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
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  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 21, 2016). "Person of Interest: EPs Talk X-Files & Batman Influences, AI Portrayal & Taraji P. Henson Regrets". Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Agard, Chancellor (September 22, 2022). "Person of Interest at 10: Looking back on the techno-thriller's best episodes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Trendacosta, Katharine (June 24, 2016). "How Person of Interest Became Essential Science Fiction Television". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

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