Einstein is a German police procedural dramedy television series that is based on the 2015 film of the same name, written by Martin Ritzenhoff and Matthias Dinter.
The television series premiered on Sat.1 emotions on January 5, 2017 and has sold to over 100 territories including a hit in Spain and Portugal on AXN and also in Czech Republic on FilmBox.
On March 29, 2019, Sat.1 canceled the series after three seasons.
Felix Winterberg, unknown great-great-grandson of Albert Einstein, is the youngest professor of theoretical physics at Ruhr University Bochum. Winterberg has inherited the genius of Einstein and suffers from the deadly health of Huntington's chorea, which gives him a remaining life expectancy of about seven years. He must help Kriminalkommissarin (Police commissioner) Elena Lange as an independent consultant under the direction of Kriminaloberkommissar Stefan Tremmel in the investigation of murder cases in order to not end up in prison for violations of the Narcotics Act (unauthorized amphetamine).
In October 2018, an adaptation of the series at NBC was announced, with a creative team that included writer Michael Reisz, Carol Mendelsohn, and Tariq Jalil in association with Universal Television. That adaptation was not picked up, but in October 2020, another US adaptation was announced, this time for CBS, however it was not picked up, but in June 2024 it has been re-developed for the US adaptation with Andy Breckman and Randy Zisk. On August 6, 2024, it has ordered a pilot production commitment for the series with Breckman as showrunner and Zisk as director in the series. On October 3, 2024, it was announced that Matthew Gray Gubler had joined the production as Lewis Einstein. On November 26, 2024, it has announced that Rosa Salazar would star as Detective Inspector Maddie Paris. On April 22, 2025, CBS has picked up the series. It set to premiere on 2026âÂÂ27 television season. After the series pick-up Salazar announcer her exit to be recast. On March 5, 2026, it has announced that Melissa Fumero would star as Detective Teri, replacing Salazar for her role.
In May 2021, an adaptation by Prima televize Einstein â Pà ÂÃÂpady nesnesitelného génia starring VojtÃÂch Kotek started broadcasting.
In February 2023, an adaptation by TV Joj Einstein starring Juraj Loj started broadcasting.