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NBC's 'Puzzled': Athlete Gains Math Skills After Injury

3/4/2026

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NBC is developing the drama pilot Puzzled, based on Danielle Trussoni's The Puzzle Master, starring Christina Elmore and Damon Wayans Jr.
The series follows Mike Brink, a former athlete who gains extraordinary mathematical abilities after a brain injury.
Elmore plays Angela, head of the Atlanta Police Department's Major Crimes Section.
Joey Falco wrote the pilot and Jesse Peretz directed it; the on-screen chemistry could determine the show's success.

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Story summary

NBC is developing the drama pilot Puzzled, based on Danielle Trussoni's The Puzzle Master, starring Christina Elmore and Damon Wayans Jr.
The series follows Mike Brink, a former athlete who gains extraordinary mathematical abilities after a brain injury.
Elmore plays Angela, head of the Atlanta Police Department's Major Crimes Section.
Joey Falco wrote the pilot and Jesse Peretz directed it; the on-screen chemistry could determine the show's success.