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Person of Interest

“You're being watched.”

  • 2011 –2016
  • Ended
  • TV-14

★ 8.1 TMDB Rating · 2.2K votes

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars. 

Created by
Jonathan Nolan
Seasons
5
Episodes
103
First aired
Sep 22, 2011
Networks
CBS
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Person of Interest

  • Portrait of Jim Caviezel

    Jim Caviezel

    John Reese

  • Portrait of Michael Emerson

    Michael Emerson

    Harold Finch

  • Portrait of Kevin Chapman

    Kevin Chapman

    Lionel Fusco

  • Portrait of Amy Acker

    Amy Acker

    Root

  • Portrait of Sarah Shahi

    Sarah Shahi

    Sameen Shaw

Where to Stream Person of Interest by Country

United States
Streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Peacock Premium PlusRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Streaming on Netflix, Prime VideoRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India
Streaming on Netflix
Canada
Streaming on Netflix, Paramount+Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Australia
Streaming on NetflixRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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Seasons

  • Poster for Specials of Person of Interest

    Specials

    Sep 4, 2012

    17 episodes

  • Poster for Season 1 of Person of Interest

    Season 1

    Sep 21, 2011

    23 episodes

    A supercomputer developed by reclusive billionaire and software genius Harold Finch analyzes data patterns in surveillance for the U.S. government to identify impending acts of terrorism. But the computer, known only as "The Machine", can also identify ordinary people who are about to be involved in violent crimes. Can those crimes be stopped before they take place? Secretly tapping into The Machine, Finch and ex-CIA agent John Reese use vigilante tactics and state-of-the-art technology to identify the soon-to-be victims and prevent the crimes from occuring. Meanwhile, two NYPD detectives Joss Carter and Lionel Fusco are drawn into the cases and the mystery surrounding the two covert crime fighters.

  • Poster for Season 2 of Person of Interest

    Season 2

    Sep 26, 2012

    22 episodes

    The Machine identifies another gripping season's worth of potential crimes that must be stopped. Adversaries from Reese's undercover past and Finch's government work threaten the team's crime-fighting mission and anonymity. Meanwhile, Detectives Carter and Fusco face down FBI probes and the dangerous tentacles of the police conspiracy known as "HR".

  • Poster for Season 3 of Person of Interest

    Season 3

    Sep 23, 2013

    23 episodes

    The team suffers a devastating loss and confront staggering challenges. Adapting to the next evolution of The Machine, now completely self-governed and hidden from all, Finch and Reese team with rogue agent Sameen Shaw to save lives and seek justice, but their missions now threaten to tear them apart. Joss Carter and Lionel Fusco finally unravel the criminal police conspiracy "HR" - but at a tragic cost. And former cyber-enemy — and now highly tuned confederate of The Machine — Root becomes an unpredictable ally when the team learns a second surveillance apparatus to rival The Machine is on the verge of activation.

  • Poster for Season 4 of Person of Interest

    Season 4

    Sep 22, 2014

    22 episodes

    Although they’ve saved countless lives thanks to The Machine’s omniscience, John Reese and Harold Finch, along with lethal operative Sameen Shaw and unpredictable cyber-hacker Root now face an uncertain future. With a second machine — Samaritan — now online, the elusive team are now targets themselves, hiding in plain sight. The only thing more frightening than the ruthless Decima organization calling the shots is leaving those decisions up to an untested Machine. Facing a dangerous tomorrow, the POI team must find a way to outsmart Samaritan, an all-seeing, all-powerful artificial intelligence that’s self-governing, continually evolving and growing stronger every day.

  • Poster for Season 5 of Person of Interest

    Season 5

    May 2, 2016

    13 episodes

    For years, the Person of Interest team have been protected by The Machine, but as worlds collided and a rival AI known as Samaritan finally cornered The Machine inside the nation’s power grid, it was the POI team’s turn to protect Finch’s creation. In season five, the cold war is over. The world around us might look the same, but something has drastically changed. Samaritan’s lethal “correction” has initiated its control. Finch’s Machine is essentially dead. Shaw is still missing. And the team is once again hiding in plain sight. But with Samaritan’s invisible grip tightening everywhere, will Finch be able to rebuild and resurrect The Machine? And if he does, will it be the same Machine when it comes back online?

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