Mind Games

1h

Drama

Comedy

Clark and Ross Edwards are brothers and partners in a unique agency committed to solving clients’ problems using the hard science of psychological manipulation. Clark is a former professor and a world-renowned expert in the field of human behavior. He has a checkered history due to bipolar disorder, which sometimes results in quirky, manic episodes. His older brother Ross is a slick con man who spent time in prison. Each in their own way knows what makes people tick. Drawing from the most cutting edge research in psychology, they can a tailor a plan to influence any situation. It’s a little bit science, a little bit con artistry plus a smattering of Jedi mind tricks. The brothers, along with their team of master manipulators are offering clients an alternative to fate.

Production Companies

20th Century Fox Television

Letter Eleven

Episodes

Cast

Pilot

1. Pilot

1h

25th Feb 2014

Clark, an expert in human behavior, and his brother Ross, a former con-artist recently out of prison, open a unique agency where they use psychological manipulation to help solve their client’s problems. In their first case, they attempt to help a mother whose young son is suffering from a heart condition by convincing the health insurance company’s head of claims to approve a previously denied experimental treatment.

Asymmetric Dominance

2. Asymmetric Dominance

1h

4th Mar 2014

The team is hired by an executive at a consulting firm who’s been overlooked for a promotion she’s next in line for in place of a younger male candidate with less experience. Meanwhile, Ross is worried that Beth can’t keep their secret from the past and hires a con-woman pal to find out Beth’s real intentions with Clark. Later, Ross tries to call a truce with Claire but she still doesn’t trust his motives.

Pet Rock

3. Pet Rock

1h

11th Mar 2014

When a promising, bright college student unexpectedly joins a cult, her parents desperately try to get her out and turn to Edwards and Associates for their expertise. Later, Claire uncovers Ross’ deceit with Clark and feels compelled to reveal the truth. However, when she sees how happy Clark is, she faces a crossroads.

Apophenia

4. Apophenia

1h

18th Mar 2014

A newly elected congressman considers breaking one of the core promises of his campaign by voting against a bill that would make trigger locks for handguns mandatory. His change of heart deeply affects his young son, so he hires the firm to get his father to change his mind, causing Clark to work through his own father issues. Meanwhile, a cutthroat reporter looking to payback the firm for blackmailing his friend threatens the future of Edwards and Associates.

Cauliflower Man

5. Cauliflower Man

1h

25th Mar 2014

The team is hired by Jim McKenna, a researcher who tried to blow the whistle on his employer for creating dangerous genetically-modified cauliflower, but in the process was fired and had his life ruined. The team enacts a plan to convince his former colleague to leak documentation to validate McKenna's claims and expose their employer. However, in the midst of the plan, Clark suffers from a meltdown that leaves him bedridden. In an effort to get him back on the case, Ross stoops to new lows. Meanwhile, Latrell struggles to find the funds to pay the company's employees as the firm's finances begin to pile up.

Texts, Lies and Audiotape

6. Texts, Lies and Audiotape

1h

15th Jul 2014

A man who wants to end his extramarital affair and return to his wife hires the team; Beth's parents grow tired of Clark; Ross tries to own up to his mistakes.

Judge Not

7. Judge Not

1h

22nd Jul 2014

Royal Fiasco

8. Royal Fiasco

1h

29th Jul 2014

The team's new client is worried about her husband, a professional fighter who hasn't won in years. Sam senses that Ross is suspicious of her activities and devises a way to distract him.

The Sweet Science

9. The Sweet Science

1h

1st Aug 2014

N.D.E

10. N.D.E

1h

1st Aug 2014

Embodied Cognition

11. Embodied Cognition

1h

1st Aug 2014

As God Is My Witness

12. As God Is My Witness

1h

1st Aug 2014

Balloon Boy

13. Balloon Boy

1h

30th Sep 2014

The team's latest mind games prove to have dramatic consequences, especially when it comes to repairing the rift between Clark and Ross...and the future of Edwards and Associates.

First air date

25th Feb 2014

Last air date

30th Sep 2014

Status

Canceled

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks