Melissa Fumero David Johnson CBS has found its female lead for its original series Einstein. Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) will star opposite the previously announced Matthew Gray Gubler, who plays Albert Einstein's great-grandson. The series joins CBS' 2026-2027 broadcast season and begins production this month. Fumero will play Teri, 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.