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.
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).
Cast Character Actor Occupation Season 1 2 3 Prof. Dr. Felix „Einstein“ Winterberg Tom Beck Professor at Ruhr University Bochum, independent consultant at Criminal Police in Bochum colspan="3" Elena Lange Annika Ernst Detective at Criminal Police in Bochum colspan="3" Stefan Tremmel Rolf Kanies Detective chief at Criminal Police in Bochum colspan="3" Kirsten Maybach Haley Louise Jones Crime scene investigator colspan="3" Dr. Lee Kwon Yung Ngo Friend of Felix Winterbeg colspan="3" Leon Lange Paul Bohse Son of Elena Lange colspan="3" Dr. Rössler Christian Hockenbrink Doctor of Felix Winterberg and Leon Lange colspan="3" Prof. Dr. Constanze Winterberg Angela Roy Mother of Felix Winterberg, Dean at Ruhr University Bochum (Season 2) colspan="3" Prof. Dr. Stefan Jäger Reiner Schöne Former professor of Felix Winterberg colspan="2" Sabine Steenken Jennifer Poppek Secretary/personal assistant of dean,Informer of Stefan Jäger colspan="2" Prof. Dr. Oliver Kohaupt Hubertus Hartmann Dean at Ruhr University Bochum,Informer of Stefan Jäger colspan="1" Andreas „Andy“ Jesse Albert Detective colspan="1" colspan="2" Julia Weigert Laura Berlin BKA Agent colspan="1" colspan="2" Nic Beuser Wayne Carpendale Internal investigator colspan="1" Teresa Lange Merle Collet Sister of Elena Lange, Aunt of Leon Lange colspan="1" colspan="1"
Episodes Season 1 (2017)
Season 2 (2018)
Season 3 (2019)
Reception Ratings No. in series Air date (Sat.1) Viewers (in millions) Share all 14–49 years all 14–49 years 1 2.56 1.14 7.7% 10.8% 2 2.31 1.11 7.4% 10.5% 3 2.36 1.20 7.2% 11.3% 4 2.39 1.26 7.7% 12.2% 5 2.00 0.99 6.0% 9.2% 6 2.07 1.09 6.6% 10.2% 7 2.43 1.11 7.5% 10.4% 8 2.28 1.11 7.3% 10.3% 9 2.34 1.20 7.0% 10.6% 10 2.28 1.13 7.2% 10.2% 11 1.94 0.96 5.9% 9.2% 12 1.97 1.00 6.4% 10.1% 13 1.78 TBA TBA 9.0% 14 1.57 TBA TBA 7.2% 15 1.68 0.91 5.0% 8.3% 16 1.63 0.82 5.4% 8.2% 17 1.42 0.69 4.3% 6.6% 18 1.42 0.72 4.5% 6.9% 19 1.84 0.93 5.7% 9.2% 20 1.68 0.81 5.6% 8.3%
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. 2018 Jupiter Award Best TV series (National) Season 1 2019 Jupiter Award Best TV series (National) Season 2
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.
See also List of German television series
References