The series is based on the hit 2011 film which starred Bradley Cooper as an average guy who ingested a drug that turned him into a genius. Neil Burger directed the film and was to helm the pilot but he's still busy working on the Showtime pilot, Billions. And because this is CBS, they've managed to turn Limitless into just another of their easily-digestible crime procedurals by having the lead character solve cases with the FBI. Burger is still on board as a producer along with Cooper, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Craig Sweeny who also wrote the script. [Deadline]
