Pilotscorpion : Season 1 Episode 1 -

The episode introduces us to Walter O’Brien (Elyes Gabel), a genius with a 197 IQ who was famously caught by the FBI as a child after hacking into NASA. Now an adult, he leads a ragtag group of geniuses who struggle with "normal" life but excel at everything else:

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(Ari Stidham): A human calculator and statistics guru with severe OCD and anxiety. PilotScorpion : Season 1 Episode 1

The team finds their "translator" for the real world in (Katharine McPhee), a struggling waitress whose young son, Ralph, turns out to be a child prodigy. A Literal Race Against Time

(Jadyn Wong): A brilliant mechanical engineer who can build or fix anything. The episode introduces us to Walter O’Brien (Elyes

The pilot's main conflict centers on a massive crisis at . A software update has knocked out the communications system, leaving 56 airplanes unable to land and at risk of crashing.

Recruited by Federal Agent (Robert Patrick)—the same man who arrested Walter years ago—the team must find a way to reboot the system. The episode culminates in a high-speed car chase directed by Justin Lin ( Fast & Furious 6 ), involving a Ferrari, a passenger jet, and a "long-ass Ethernet cable". Real Life vs. TV Fiction Scorpion (TV Series 2014–2018) - IMDb A Literal Race Against Time (Jadyn Wong): A

If you’re looking for a show that mixes high-stakes action with a team of lovable, socially awkward brainiacs, look no further than the pilot episode of Scorpion . Originally aired on , on CBS , this series premiere wastes no time setting up a world where IQ is the ultimate superpower. The Team of Misfits