There is no spoilers in this review, so if you haven´t seen this tv series but still want to read my review, it should be fine.
Also it is very connected to the movie Limitless. So if it went under your radar, please check it out.
A lot of people probably haven´t really noticed the tv series Limitless. It also went totally under my radar. And by sheer luck I somehow found it. When you see the cover you think it is a cheesy remake or sequal of the film Limitless. But as you dig deeper in you find out that it actually is a tv series. Then I started thinking, ok so does this mean that it has a tiny little connection to the film Limitless? Or something like that? And yes, suddenly I find out that it has a direct connection to the film. It´s kind of a spin off, but it kind of happens at the same time as the film is going on, on the timeline, I think. Kind of when you saw the sequal of the film 300 you find out that they are actually happening at the same time, in the timeline. It´s kind of like that. And… aaaand the main character from the film Limitless is also in the series a bit for a special appearence, so that is really cool. Just for at very special appearence. But it´s still very cool. You should be able to find it on netflix. Of course I am not totally 100% sure that it also is in netflix USA. I am watching the danish netflix, so it could be a bit different.
The series start up really close to the original film and stylisly actually also really close the film. And you really sense that you are in the same universe. And after a couple of episodes it also starts to get it´s own style on tempo, of course you can´t really maintain the movies style and tempo all the time, but I feel like the series matures into it´s own serperate thing and of course that needs to happen for it to be exiting.
So if you liked the film Limitless and really wanted it to continue or find out more then you should definately start up the series. It´s cool and you´ll love being in the same universe again. It is a bit lighter to see than the film and there is more humour in the tv series but I don´t think it makes it bad or anything, it just makes it more entertaining.
The lead is played by Jake McDorman, and he has previously worked with Bradley cooper in the movie American Sniper. When Bradley Cooper became executive producer for the series, he recommended Jake McDorman for the lead role.
Marc Webb directed the first episode and later on was the executive producer for the 17 episodes. We know Marc Webb from the films the Amasing Spiderman 1 and 2.
If you liked the movie Limitless, then you should really not miss out of this tv series. And even if you haven´t seen the film you can start up the series. But I highly recommend that you see the film first. Then I guess you will get the most out of it. And I mean, if you were able to do what they could do in the film. I could be really awesome if you could do it i real life.