Einstein is a German police procedural dramedy television series that is based on 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.
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Plot
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).
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Adaptations
American adaptation
In April 2025, The American series adaptation was ordered by CBS, starring Matthew Gray Gubler as Lewis Einstein. The pilot was written by Andy Breckman and directed by Randy Zisk. The series is set to premiere during 2026–27 television season.
Czech adaptation
In May 2021, an adaptation by Prima televize Einstein – Případy nesnesitelného génia starring Vojtěch Kotek started broadcasting.
Slovak adaptation
In February 2023, an adaptation by TV Joj Einstein starring Juraj Loj started broadcasting.