American crime drama television series
Perception
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Created by
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Starring
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Theme music composer
| Tree Adams
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Composer
| Tree Adams
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 3
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No.
of episodes
| 39
(
list of episodes
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Executive producers
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Producer
| Eric McCormack
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Running time
| 43 minutes
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Network
| TNT
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Release
| July 9, 2012
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2012-07-09
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March 17, 2015
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2015-03-17
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Perception
is an American
crime drama
television series created by
Kenneth Biller
and
Mike Sussman
. The series stars
Eric McCormack
as Daniel Pierce, a
neuropsychiatrist
with
schizophrenia
who assists the
FBI
on some of its most complex cases.
The series aired in the United States on the cable channel
TNT
from July 9, 2012, to March 17, 2015, and was produced by
ABC Studios
.
[1]
[2]
On November 13, 2014, TNT canceled the series of
Perception
after three seasons.
[3]
The remaining episodes of season 3 began airing February 17, 2015.
Overview
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Daniel Pierce, a talented but eccentric neuropsychiatrist, is enlisted by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
to assist in solving some of its most complex cases in Chicago. Pierce works closely with
Special Agent
Kate Moretti, a former student who recruited him to work with the FBI. Also on the team are Max Lewicki, Pierce's teaching assistant, and Natalie Vincent, a hallucination manifested as a result of his schizophrenia who also serves as his best friend.
Episodes typically begin with a scene of Pierce giving a lecture to his students about an aspect of the human brain that becomes significant within the plot of the episode. The episodes also typically end with observations said to students about the paradoxes of human perception.
Episodes
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Season
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Episodes
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Originally aired
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First aired
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Last aired
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1
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10
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July 9, 2012
(
2012-07-09
)
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September 17, 2012
(
2012-09-17
)
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2
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14
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June 25, 2013
(
2013-06-25
)
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March 18, 2014
(
2014-03-18
)
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3
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15
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June 17, 2014
(
2014-06-17
)
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March 17, 2015
(
2015-03-17
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Cast and characters
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Main
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- Eric McCormack
as Daniel J. Pierce, a
neuropsychiatrist
and Davenport Award-winning
neuroscience
professor
at the (fictional) Chicago Lake Michigan University (CLMU), who is enlisted by the FBI as an expert consultant to assist on some of their most complex cases. Pierce's interest in neuroscience stems from his own long history of
paranoid schizophrenia
. His
hallucinations
sometimes enable him to pick out subtle clues in solving crimes. In the season 2 finale, Pierce quits CLMU after realizing that the faculty cares more about the school's image and benefactors than its education and moves to
Paris
.
[4]
- Rachael Leigh Cook
as Special Agent Katherine Rose "Kate" Moretti, Pierce's former student and the FBI agent who recruited him. Kate has a "tendency to go beyond the scope of the assigned investigation", which cost her a position in Washington, D.C. and caused her demotion back to Chicago. She had a crush on Pierce during her college years and is his most trusting ally. She and Donnie remarry in the final episode.
[5]
- Arjay Smith
as Max Lewicki, Pierce's live-in
teaching assistant
, who helps him differentiate between real people and his schizophrenia-induced hallucinations.
[6]
It is later revealed in the season 1 episode "Nemesis" that the two met when Lewicki was working as an
orderly
at the same psychiatric hospital in which Pierce had been confined for his mental illness. Pierce then asked Lewicki to come with him to Chicago on the promise of a teaching assistantship to help Max finish
graduate school
.
- Kelly Rowan
as Natalie Vincent, Pierce's imaginary best friend and adviser, who he realizes is based on someone he once saw at a college party in
Michigan
.
[7]
Rowan also plays Caroline Newsome, Pierce's psychiatrist and the physical basis for Natalie.
- LeVar Burton
as Paul Haley, a professor of
cultural anthropology
and Pierce's
dean
at CLMU. He and Pierce have been close friends since they were
roommates
in college.
[8]
- Scott Wolf
as Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald "Donnie" Ryan (recurring season 2, regular season 3), Kate's ex-husband, who cheated on Kate with her best friend. He has recently transferred back to Chicago in an attempt to re-ignite his relationship with Kate.
Recurring
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- Jonathan Scarfe
as FBI Agent Roger Probert, Kate's former work partner, who is very cynical of Pierce's judgments.
- Brad Rowe
as FBI Agent Bobby Dalton, Kate's current work partner.
- Dan Lauria
as Joe Moretti, Kate's
widowed
father, a retired
CPD
homicide
detective
who now runs a
bar
in Chicago.
- Shane Coffey
as the young Daniel "DJ" Pierce, before he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
- Peter Coyote
as James Alan Pierce, Daniel's wealthy but estranged father, who has
Alzheimer's disease
.
- JoBeth Williams
as Margaret Pierce, Daniel's late mother, who died from cancer 25 years earlier, but reappears in Daniel's hallucinations.
- Jamie Bamber
as Michael Hathaway, a handsome hotshot
behavioral science
professor newly recruited at CLMU, for whom Pierce has little respect. He is romantically interested in Kate.
- Brooke Nevin
as Shelby Coulson, a member of the Great Lakes Leadership Committee who lobbies for Donnie to run campaign for
alderman
.
- Christopher Gartin
as Father Pat, a childhood friend of Kate and the
pastor
at her local Catholic church, who helps to
annul
Kate and Donny's previous marriage so they can legitimately remarry.
Production
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Conception and development
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Originally known as "Proof",
Perception
was created by
Kenneth Biller
and
Mike Sussman
and appeared on
TNT
's development slate as early as 2009.
[9]
On September 8, 2010, after having been in development for well over a year,
TNT
placed a pilot order for
Perception
.
[10]
[11]
Kenneth Biller
and Mike Sussman wrote the pilot,
Alan Poul
was attached to the project as director, with
Kenneth Biller
, Mike Sussman and
Alan Poul
serving as executive producers.
[10]
[12]
Neuroscientist
David Eagleman
served as the technical consultant to the series.
[13]
On March 22, 2011, TNT
green-lighted
the series with an order of 10 episodes to air in the summer of 2012.
[1]
[14]
Along with the series pickup, TNT announced that
Alan Poul
would not be continuing as an executive producer on the series beyond the pilot; they also announced that the character portrayed by McCormack had been renamed Daniel Pierce.
[14]
On August 17, 2011, TNT announced that production had commenced on the remaining nine episodes of
Perception
.
[15]
The series is produced by
ABC Studios
.
On November 13, 2014, TNT announced that it was cancelling the show after three seasons.
[16]
Casting
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Casting announcements began in October 2010, with
Eric McCormack
first to be cast, McCormack portrays Geoffrey (later renamed Daniel) Pierce, "an eccentric neuroscientist who uses his unique outlook to help the federal government solve complex cases. With an intimate knowledge of human behavior and a masterful understanding of the mind, this quirky, crime-solving professor pulls lessons from an odd and imaginative view of the world."
[17]
[18]
Next to join the series was
Arjay Smith
as Max Lewicki, "Pierce's teaching assistant, a perpetual student who has spent nine years in college and has had sixteen majors and not a single degree. His primary job is to keep Pierce in line and on task."
[19]
Rachael Leigh Cook
was next to be cast as Kate Rossi, "Pierce’s former student and the person responsible for recruiting him to work for the government."
[20]
Kelly Rowan
was the last actor to be cast, portraying Natalie Vincent, "Pierce’s best friend and every bit his intellectual equal."
[21]
Along with the announcement that production had started on the series, the network announced that
Levar Burton
had joined the series as a recurring guest star; he portrays Paul Haley, "a dean at the university".
[15]
TNT also announced that the character portrayed by Cook had been renamed Kate Moretti.
[15]
On August 22, 2011, it was announced that
Jamie Bamber
had been cast in a recurring role as "a new professor who catches the eye of Kate Moretti".
[22]
On October 14, 2011, TNT Public Relations announced that
Freddy Rodriguez
was cast in a two-episode role as "an eccentric ex-student of McCormack's Dr. Daniel Pierce".
[23]
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On January 29, 2013,
Scott Wolf
joined the series in the major recurring role of Donnie, Kate's ex-husband who works as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
[25]
On February 13, 2014,
Peter Coyote
signed onto the season three guest role of James Alan Pierce, Daniel's father.
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Filming
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Although the series is set in
Chicago, Illinois
, filming for the pilot took place in
Toronto
, Ontario, Canada. Afterwards, filming was shifted to
Los Angeles, California
.
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Broadcast
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Perception
premiered on
TVB Pearl
in Hong Kong on September 11, 2012. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series premiered on
Watch
[28]
on October 3, 2012.
[29]
The second season debuted on September 3, 2013.
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In South Africa, it began airing on
DStv
on November 5, 2012. In India, it started airing on
Zee Cafe
on January 19, 2013. In Australia,
Universal Channel
premiered it on April 3, 2013. The third season premiered on January 5, 2015.
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TVNZ
in New Zealand debuted the show on January 22, 2014.
Home media
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On May 21, 2013, the complete first season was released on DVD. The series is also available for streaming on
Amazon.com
,
Disney+
Star,
iTunes
, and
American Broadcasting Company
's streaming service.
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Name
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Region 1
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Region 2
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Region 4
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Discs
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Perception: The Complete First Season
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May 21, 2013
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2
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See also
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References
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.
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.
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.
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.
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