Summary

• CBS to revive the procedural show Einstein, an adaptation of a German series.
• Einstein follows Albert Einstein's great-grandson aiding the police in solving crimes.
• Developers Andy Breckman and Randy Zisk returned to the project after initial setbacks.

CBS is set to revive a police procedural show called Einstein. As a major network, CBS is home to a number of procedural shows in several different genres. In recent years, this includes popular shows such as Blue Bloods, Fire Country, and NCIS and its various spinoffs. NCIS remains one of their most successful shows, spawning both NCIS: Hawai'i and NCIS: Sydney, among others, since its creation.

As per Deadline, CBS will make another foray into the procedural genre with Einstein. The series will be an adaptation of a German series, which follows the story of Albert Einstein's great-grandson, who has a genius mind but does not quite know what to do with himself. After initially working as a professor, he ends up in trouble with the law and winds up helping the police solve crimes. The CBS adaptation of Einstein will be developed by Andy Breckman and Randy Zisk.

Einstein's Development History Explained

There Have Been Attempts To Adapt Einstein Before

Einstein was originally released in in 2017 and ran for three seasons in total, spanning 32 episodes. Zisk and Breckman, who are best known for their work on Monk, took interest in the series during its initial era, and developed a version of the show back in 2019, as the German show was coming to a close. That rendition of Einstein never got off the ground, and was likely partially sidelined due to COVID restrictions.

The attempts to adapt Einstein did not end there. Inspired by the brutal murder of George Floyd, the network developed an alternate version of the police series in 2020. This version would provide a newer perspective on policing that would differ from the approach of the German Einstein. It would also be gender swapped from the original roles. As far back as 2018, NBC was also reported to have a version of Einstein in the works by creators Michael Reisz and Carol Mendelsohn.

It is Zisk and Breckman who have made their return to the project after a several-year hiatus. If the pair had already been developing scripts for Einstein, or at least initial ideas, its path to development could be a lot smoother this time around. It is also possible that CBS' current version of Einstein could take inspiration from the gender-swapped iteration that was once in development. The original series had the appeal of being a procedural with comedic elements, so at the very least, CBS' new Einstein should have an entertaining flare.

Source: Deadline