Melissa Fumero Joins Matthew Gray Gubler in CBS Series EINSTEIN

Melissa Fumero ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine") is set to join the cast of the new CBS series "Einstein", which will be a part of CBS's 2026-2027 broadcast season. Production begins this month.

The show stars Matthew Gray Gubler as Lewis Einstein, the brilliant but directionless great-grandson of Albert Einstein. He spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad-boy antics land him in trouble with the law, and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective (Fumero) solve her most puzzling cases. Lewis is a popular professor at Princeton … when he actually shows up for class. Irreverent and misguided, his genius and famous name weigh heavily on him, but using his gift to help solve homicides may — finally — offer his life some direction and purpose.

Fumero's character, Teri, is a Detective Inspector for the New Jersey State Police. Sharp and disciplined, Teri demands a lot from her colleagues and even more from herself, and feels conflicted about working with Professor Einstein. Rosa Salazar was originally cast in the role, but had to exit due to scheduling conflicts after CBS decided to delay the series until the 2026-27 season. The two sides parted ways by mutual agreement.

Executive producers include Andy Breckman, Randy Zisk, Michael Rauch, Tariq Jalil, Rose Hughes, Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia and Laura Beetz. Gubler also serves as a producer. CBS Studios is the studio.

Fumero can next be seen in the upcoming revenge thriller "Red Dirt", which is currently in pre-production.

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Matthew Gray Gubler to Star in EINSTEIN Pilot for CBS

"Criminal Minds" star Matthew Gray Gubler is set to make his return to CBS with a new crime drama procedural with the working title "Einstein". Gubler is set to play the title role in the CBS Studios pilot, which hails from "Monk" creator/executive producer Andy Breckman and director/executive producer Randy Zisk.

Like "Monk", as well as the German series on which "Einstein" is based, the CBS procedural is a drama with comedic undertones. In the show, the great grandson of Albert Einstein (Gubler), brilliant but directionless, spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad-boy antics land him in trouble with the law and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective solve her most puzzling cases.

Gubler's Lew Einstein is a popular professor at Princeton … when he actually shows up for class. Irreverent and misguided, Lew's genius and famous name weighs heavily on him, but using his gift to help solve homicides may — finally– offer his life some direction and purpose.

Breckman wrote the "Einstein" pilot, and Zisk will direct it. Both will executive produce alongside Tariq Jalil and Rose Hughes, Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia and Laura Beetz for Seven One Studios International. Gubler is also a producer.

This marks Gubler’s first TV role since his recurring stint on the Hulu comedy series "Dollface", which he took on as "Criminal Minds" was coming to an end. He also is a children's book author and illustrator, with his second book, "The Little Kid with the Big Green Hand", published last year.

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DVD & Blu-ray: EINSTEIN'S UNIVERSE (1979) - Documentary

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Product Description: Never before released in fully restored HD format! A documentary produced in 1979 by WGBH and the BBC to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein. Narrated and hosted by Peter Ustinov and written by Nigel Calder, the author of the accompanying book of the same title, the film takes place at the University of Texas' McDonald Observatory where a staff of renowned scientists and physicists take both Ustinov and the viewer through a hands-on experience of the various facets of Einstein's theory of general relativity. Stars Academy Award winning actor Peter Ustinov and acclaimed science writer Nigel Calder.

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