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“BrainDead” is a comic-thriller set in the world of Washington, D.C. politics that follows Laurel, a young, fresh-faced Hill staffer who discovers two things: the government has stopped working, and bugs are eating the brains of congress members and Hill staffers. The daughter of a Democratic political dynasty who left Washington, D.C. to become a documentary filmmaker, Laurel is pulled back into the family business when her brother, Luke, the Democratic whip Senator from Maryland, needs her help running his senate office. On the Hill, Laurel becomes unlikely friends with Gareth, the smart, hardworking Legislative Director to a top Republican, Senator Red Wheatus. Her other allies include Gustav, an eccentric genius who is the first in D.C. to recognize that something sinister is attacking the Capitol, and Rochelle, a medical student who teams up with Laurel and Gustav to protect and defend the citizens of D.C. from an untimely fate. As the tiny bugs continue to multiply, Laurel and her allies must work quickly to identify the other-worldly creatures, stop their infiltration and ultimately save the world.
Original Release
06/13/2016 on CBS
US Release
06/13/2016
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Charlie Semine | Anthony Onofrio |
Johnny Ray Gill | Gustav Triplett |
Danny Pino | Luke Healy |
Aaron Tveit | Gareth Ritter |
Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Laurel Healy |
Tony Shalhoub | Senator Red Wheatus / Red Wheatus |
Nikki M. James | Rochelle Daudier |
Paige Patterson | Scarlett Pierce |
Jan Maxwell | Senator Ella Pollack / Ella Pollack |
Zach Grenier | Dean Healy |
Directors
Brooke Kennedy, Allan Arkush, Jim McKay, Robert King, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Frederick E.O. Toye
Writers
Jonathan Tolins, Lawrence Kaplow, Aurin Squire, Peter Parnell, Laura Marks, Robert King, Michelle King
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charlie Semine | Anthony Onofrio |
Johnny Ray Gill | Gustav Triplett |
Danny Pino | Luke Healy |
Aaron Tveit | Gareth Ritter |
Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Laurel Healy |
Tony Shalhoub | Senator Red Wheatus / Red Wheatus |
Nikki M. James | Rochelle Daudier |
Paige Patterson | Scarlett Pierce |
Jan Maxwell | Senator Ella Pollack / Ella Pollack |
Zach Grenier | Dean Healy |
Beth Malone | Claudia Monarch |
Megan Hilty | Misty Alise |
Brooke Adams | Senator Diane Vaynerchuk |
Angela Palmer-Haibach | Photographer |
Wayne Duvall | Andre Amarant |
Lily Cowles | Germaine Healy |
Natalie Gold | Jules |
Marcus Ho | Dr. Dexter Wu |
Patrick Breen | Cole Stockwell |
Dakin Matthews | Bob Isenstadt |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jordan Sheehan | Executive Producer |
Brooke Kennedy | Executive Producer |
Judy Smith | Executive Producer |
Michelle King | Executive Producer |
David W. Zucker | Executive Producer |
Robert King | Executive Producer |
Liz Glotzer | Executive Producer |
Ridley Scott | Executive Producer |
Tami D'Addio | Producer |
Robyn-Alain Feldman | Producer |
Kristin Bernstein | Producer |
Jonathan Tolins | Producer |
Lawrence Kaplow | Producer |
Peter Parnell | Producer |