BrainDead
2016 · TV Series · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · 63% critics
A new staffer in Washington quickly learns that politics is dysfunctional for more than the usual reasons. As a bizarre alien threat spreads through Congress and Capitol Hill, the show mixes workplace chaos, satire, and creepy sci-fi into a fast-moving mystery.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-06-13
- Network
- CBS
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (201 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a weird, funny blend of political satire and alien chaos, especially if you like The Good Wife with a stranger twist; Not for you if bug horror or broad absurdity puts you off.
Pros: sharp political satire; funny oddball premise; lively cast chemistry | Cons: uneven tone; rushed ending; canceled too soon
Themes
- washington dc, usa
- politics
- government
- alien
- usa politics
Cast & crew
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
as Laurel Healy
Danny Pino
as Luke Healy
- SH
Spencer House
as Gary the Intern
Aaron Tveit
as Gareth Ritter
Tony Shalhoub
as Senator Red Wheatus
Nikki M. James
as Rochelle Daudier
Johnny Ray Gill
as Gustav Triplett
Charlie Semine
as Anthony Onofrio
Jan Maxwell
as Senator Ella Pollack
Zach Grenier
as Dean Healy
Directed by Brooke Kennedy, Ron Underwood, Robert King +4 more
Episodes1 season · 13 episodes
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century44m
- S1E2Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique43m
- S1E3Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps44m
- S1E4Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate44m
- S1E5Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)44m
- S1E6Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty44m
- S1E7The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics44m
- S1E8The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm44m
- S1E9Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched44m
- S1E10The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes42m
- S1E11Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies44m
- S1E12Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?44m
- S1E13The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis44m