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Instinct
“You can’t catch a killer without a little madness.”
20186.82 Seasons24 EpisodesCanceled
Overview
Dr. Dylan Reinhart, a gifted author, university professor and former CIA operative is lured back to his old life by tenacious top NYPD Detective Lizzie Needham. Though Dylan and Lizzie initially clash, when it comes to catching killers, they make an ideal team.
Created by James Patterson
Written by James Patterson, Howard Roughan
NetworksCBS
Top Cast
Alan Cumming
Dylan Reinhart
Bojana Novaković
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Needham
Daniel Ings
Andy
Naveen Andrews
Julian Cousins
Sharon Leal
Jasmine Gooden
Themes & Keywords
new york citybased on novel or booknypdmurder investigationcriminal consultant
About Instinct
Instinct is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of new york city, based on novel or book, nypd, murder investigation, criminal consultant. Created by James Patterson, it stars Alan Cumming, Bojana Novaković, Daniel Ings. Dr. Dylan Reinhart, a gifted author, university professor and former CIA operative is lured back to his old life by tenacious top NYPD Detective Lizzie Needham. Though Dylan and Lizzie initially clash, when it comes to catching killers, they make an ideal team.
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