originally known as "proof", "perception" was created by kenneth biller and mike sussman and appeared on tnt's development slate as early as 2009. on september 8, 2010, after having been in development for well over a year, tnt placed a pilot order for "perception". kenneth biller and mike sussman wrote the pilot, alan poul was attached to the project as director, with kenneth biller, mike sussman and alan poul serving as executive producers. neuroscientist david eagleman served as the technical consultant to the series.