Steven Spielberg’s 10-Part Sci-Fi Thriller Is Perfect for ‘Person of Interest’ Fans

Image via CBS Television Studios Published Nov 10, 2026, 5:46 PM EST Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with extensive experience. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly science fiction, fantasy, and comic book adaptations, not to mention all forms of animation. This stems from a close bond with his father, who introduced him to these genres via copies of X-Men comics and reruns of the original Ultraman series. With his near-encyclopedic knowledge and bottomless love of genre, he's tackled a wide variety of articles. Sign in to your Collider account 15 years ago, CBS delivered one of its best procedurals with Person of Interest. The series, which focuses on a mysterious "Machine" and a former Special Forces operative tasked by the Machine's creator to protect the people it identifies, perfectly blends a high concept sci-fi pitch with the standard procedural formula. Like Lost before it, Person of Interest saw a wake of similar shows premiering after its debut, most notably Almost Human. One series boasts the pedigree of being a direct sequel to one of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century. That series is Minority Report, which picks up in the aftermath of Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller. The Minority Report series follows Dash (Stark Sands), a former precognitive whose visions were used by the "Precrime" police department to stop crimes before they happen. Haunted by visions of murders yet to happen, Dash contacts Detective Lara Vega (Meagan Good) to help stop those crimes before they happen. Though it only lasted a single season, Minority Report had similar vibes to Person of Interest, including deep questions about the nature of justice. 'Minority Report' Builds on the Events of Steven Spielberg’s Movie Image via Fox Part of the draw of Minority Report is the dynamic between Dash and Vega, especially as she gets used to the fact that he can see the future and transitions into a normal life while still using his abilities to help others. The episode "The Present" is perhaps the strongest example of this dynamic at work, as Dash gets a flash of Vega's death and works to solve it while she deals with the unresolved matter of her father's death. Another element that makes Minority Report stand out is its approach to the future, especially since the series takes place 11 years after the movie. Spielberg was ahead of the curve by asking scientists what technology would look like in the 2050's, and showrunner Max Borenstein said he took a similar approach when envisioning his take on Minority Report. "One of the refreshing things about the film is that it didn't posit a single catastrophic event that led to the future. It said, "50 years from now, what is the world going to look like?" And the answer was that the world is going to be good and bad in equal measure to today. We have horrible thing that happen in our world, so I don't think we need to conjure up an apocalypse on our show to have real stakes." Minority Report would also continue to incorporate elements from the movie, including Dash's siblings Arthur (Nick Zano) and Agatha (Laura Reagan). Both of them have wildly different visions; while Arthur gains knowledge of people who are about to be murdered, Agatha ends up psychically stepping in their shoes, which is just as horrifying as it sounds. The duo ends up helping Dash and Vega, but they have to be careful, as mysterious forces are hunting all three precogs to use their abilities. If Person of Interest is a story about the dangers of unchecked technology, then Minority Report asks what the law will do to keep people safe. COLLIDERInteractive Crew Projection Sci-Fi/Quizzes/Hero Match PAUL ATREIDESCAPTAIN KIRKPRINCESS LEIAELLEN RIPLEYMAX ROCKATANSKY Collider QuizWhich Sci-Fi HeroAre You8 Questions · 5 LegendsFive iconic heroes. Five completely different ways of facing an impossible universe. One of them shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of refusing to back down. Eight questions will tell you which one.On The Manifest Paul Atreides Captain Kirk Princess Leia Ellen Ripley Max Rockatansky Find Your Hero Question 01LEADERSHIP 01How do you lead when the stakes couldn't be higher?The way you lead under pressure is the most honest thing about you. AI absorb everything, every variable and every pattern, and move only when I know the path forward.BI read the room, make the call, and own the consequences. Hesitation costs more than mistakes.CI rally people. A cause needs a voice, and I refuse to let fear be louder than conviction.DI assess the threat, establish what needs doing, and get it done without waiting for permission.EI don't lead. I act. Others can follow or not. I'm already moving. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 02STRENGTH 02What is your greatest strength in a crisis?The quality that keeps you alive when everything else fails. APrescience. The ability to see further ahead than anyone else and plan accordingly.BImprovisation. I'm at my best when the plan falls apart and I have to invent a new one.CConviction. I know what I'm fighting for, and that certainty doesn't waver when it's tested.DComposure. I stay functional when everyone around me is falling apart. Panic is a luxury.EEndurance. I outlast things. I take the hit and keep moving long after others have stopped. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 03MOTIVATION 03What is the thing you'd sacrifice everything else for?Your deepest motivation is your truest compass. AThe survival and dignity of my people, even if I have to become something frightening to ensure it.BThe safety of my crew, every single one of them. No one gets left behind.CFreedom, for my people and for every world still crushed under the weight of an empire.DThe truth. What really happened, what's really out there, whether anyone believes me or not.EThe one person, or the one memory, that still makes any of this worth surviving for. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 04PEOPLE 04How do you relate to the people around you?Who you are to others under pressure is who you really are. AWith intensity and distance. I care deeply, but the weight I carry makes closeness complicated.BWith warmth and irreverence. I take the mission seriously, not myself.CWith directness and trust. I say what I mean, and I expect the people I work with to rise to it.DWith professional care but clear limits. I'll protect you, but I won't pretend we're family.EWith wariness that slowly becomes loyalty. I don't trust easily, but when I do, it holds. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 05THREAT 05You're facing a threat that no one else believes is real. What do you do?How you respond when you're the only one who sees it defines everything. APrepare in silence. If they won't listen, I'll be ready when they finally have to.BKeep pushing until someone listens, and if no one does, handle it myself.CBuild the case, find the allies, and make the threat impossible to ignore.DDocument everything. The truth matters even if no one believes it yet.EStop trying to convince anyone. Survive it. That's the only argument that counts. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 06COST 06What has your heroism cost you personally?Every hero pays. The question is what, and whether they'd pay it again. AMy innocence. I've seen what I'm capable of, and I can't unsee it.BPeople I loved. The command chair has a view, but it's a lonely one.CA normal life. I gave up everything ordinary the moment I chose the cause.DMy sense of safety. I know exactly what's out there now, and I can't pretend otherwise.EAlmost everything, and I'm still not sure what I'm carrying it all for. But I keep going. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 07RULES 07How do you feel about the rules of the world you're in?Every hero has a relationship with the system. What's yours? AI understand them deeply, and I know exactly which ones must be broken, and why.BI respect the spirit of them and bend the letter when the situation demands it.CThe system is the problem. I'm not here to work within it. I'm here to dismantle it.DI follow protocol until protocol stops being useful. Then I make the call myself.EThe rules collapsed a long time ago. What's left is instinct, and mine are reliable. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 08PURPOSE 08When everything is on the line, what keeps you going?The answer is the most honest thing about you. ADestiny, or something that feels so much like it that the difference no longer matters.BThe people on my ship. Their faces, their trust, the fact that they're counting on me.CThe belief that what we're fighting for is worth every sacrifice, including this one.DSheer refusal to let it win, whatever it is. I don't stop. That's just who I am.EI'm not sure anymore. But the road is still there, and I'm still on it. ← BackPick one, then Next Reveal My Hero Your Hero Has Been IdentifiedYour Sci-Fi Hero Is Your answers point to the iconic sci-fi hero who shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of facing the impossible. DunePaul AtreidesArrakis · Dune, 2021The hero who knows exactly what becoming one will cost. You carry a weight most people would crumble under: the knowledge of what you're capable of, and the burden of what you might have to become.Why This Is You You see further ahead than others and you plan accordingly, even when the vision frightens you. You are driven by loyalty to your people and a sense of destiny you didn't ask for but can't escape. Paul Atreides is not simply a hero. He is someone who understands the cost of power and chooses to bear it anyway. That gravity, that willingness to carry what others won't, is exactly you. From The Collider File Dune: Part Three closes Denis Villeneuve's trilogy on December 18, 2026, adapting Dune Messiah. Messiah is the book that turns on its own hero, which is why Villeneuve waited to film it. Sees It ComingCarries The WeightArrakis Star TrekCaptain KirkUSS Enterprise · Star Trek, 1966The captain who refuses to accept that a no-win scenario exists. You lead with instinct, warmth, and an absolute refusal to accept a no-win scenario, because you've always believed there's a third option nobody else has thought of yet.Why This Is You You take the mission seriously without ever taking yourself too seriously. Your crew would follow you anywhere, not because you demand it, but because you've earned it. Kirk's genius isn't tactical, it's human. He reads people, bends rules with purpose, and wills outcomes into existence through sheer conviction. That combination of warmth, audacity, and relentless optimism is unmistakably yours. From The Collider File Paul Wesley's Kirk took the center chair in Strange New Worlds season 4, which premiered July 23, 2026. The producers have confirmed Kirk stays with the show through its final season. No-Win ScenarioCrew FirstStarfleet Star WarsPrincess LeiaThe Rebellion · A New Hope, 1977The one who holds the line when the line is all that's left. You are the kind of person who holds the line when everyone else is losing faith, not because you're fearless, but because giving up simply isn't something you're capable of.Why This Is You You lead through conviction. Your voice carries because your belief is unshakable. You gave up everything ordinary the moment you chose the cause, and you've never looked back. Leia is not a supporting character in her own story. She is the moral center of the entire rebellion. That same fierce, principled, unbreakable core is what defines you. From The Collider File Carrie Fisher was 19 when she shot A New Hope, and Leia's first scene in the saga is a refusal. Lucasfilm ruled out recreating her digitally, so her last appearance was built from footage she had already filmed. Holds The LineThe CauseRebellion AlienEllen RipleyThe Nostromo · Alien, 1979No speeches. Just the person still standing at the end. You are not reckless, not grandiose, and not particularly interested in being anyone's hero. You just refuse to stop when it matters.Why This Is You You see threats clearly, you document the truth even when no one listens, and when the time comes you handle it yourself. Ripley's heroism is earned, not performed. She doesn't have a speech. She has a plan and the nerve to see it through. You share her composure under the worst possible pressure, and her refusal to pretend the monster isn't there. When it counts, you don't flinch. That's everything. From The Collider File FX renewed Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth for a second season, pushing the franchise onto the home planet. Sigourney Weaver has said she is seriously weighing a return to Ripley after reading a new script. No SpeechesHandles ItNostromo Mad MaxMax RockatanskyThe Wasteland · Mad Max, 1979Lost everything, kept going anyway. You have been through fire that would break most people, and what came out the other side is something the world underestimates at its peril.Why This Is You You don't ask for help, don't need validation, and don't wait for anyone to tell you the rules no longer apply. Your loyalty, when it finally arrives, is absolute, but it's earned in silence and tested in action, not in words. Max is not a nihilist. He is someone who lost everything and found, against his will, that he still has something worth protecting. That bruised, stubborn, ultimately human core is exactly yours. From The Collider File George Miller has a script for the next Mad Max, The Wasteland, but has said only that we will see whether it gets made. The 1979 original was shot for a few hundred thousand Australian dollars and became one of the most profitable films ever made. Outlasts ItEarned LoyaltyWasteland Crew Match 1· · ·0% 2· · ·0% 3· · ·0% Retake The QuizCopied A Collider InteractiveCOLLIDERMore quizzes at collider.com 'Minority Report' Only Lasted A Single Season Despite being based on one of Steven Spielberg's most iconic movies, and even boasting Spielberg as an executive producer, Minority Report only lasted a single season. The deck was stacked against it from the start, as Fox cut the first season's episode order from thirteen episodes to ten and had it airing in the same time slot as NBC's The Voice, which was at the height of its popularity. Bad reviews didn't help, either, as many critics felt that Minority Report lacked the spark of the movie that inspired it. The cast and crew of Minority Report has managed to find success with other sci-fi projects. Max Borenstein helped kick off the MonsterVerse movies, Nick Zano would become an integral part of Legends of Tomorrow, and Li Jun Li would go on to headline buzzy projects like Sinners and Spider-Noir. Still, for a series that was about predicting the future, Minority Report never saw its own end coming. Release Date 2015 - 2015-00-00 Network FOX Directors Greg Beeman, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Adam Kane, Allan Arkush, David Straiton, Nick Hurran Writers Sean Hennen, Shalisha Francis, Matt McGuinness, Anna Fricke Cast Alistair Abell Detective Mosi Angel Desai Senator Meizhou-Shi Christopher Heyerdahl Dr. Lionel Gray