Numb3rs is an American police procedural television drama series created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton and produced by brothers Ridley and Tony Scott which follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes who recruits his mathematical-genius brother, Charlie, to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles.
The two brothers take on the most confounding criminal cases from a very distinctive perspective.
Inspired by actual cases, the series depicts how the confluence of police work and mathematics provides unexpected revelations and answers to the most perplexing criminal questions.
A dedicated FBI agent, Don Eppes, couldn't be more different from his younger brother, Charlie Eppes, a brilliant mathematician who, since he was little, yearned to impress his big brother.
As a seasoned investigator, Don deals in hard facts and evidence, whereas Charlie, a math professor at a California university, functions in a world of mathematical probability and equations.
Now, despite their disparate approaches to life, Don and Charlie are able to combine their areas of expertise and solve some killer cases.
Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, David W. Zucker, Ken Sanzel, Don McGill, Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton are executive producers of Numb3rs, which was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton. Numb3rs is produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Scott Free for CBS.