Network: CBS
Episodes: 13 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: June 13, 2016 — September 11, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, Aaron Tveit, Tony Shalhoub, Nikki M. James, Johnny Ray Gill, Charlie Semine, and Jan Maxwell.
TV show description:
Created by Robert and Michelle King, this comic-thriller TV series is set in the world of Washington, DC politics.
Fresh-faced, Laurel Healy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) has returned home to Washington, DC to work for her brother, Senator Luke Healy (Danny Pino) on Capitol Hill.
The daughter of a Democratic political dynasty who left the area to become a documentary filmmaker, Laurel is pulled back into the family business when her brother, the Democratic whip Senator from Maryland, needs her help running his Senate office.
She is caught in the midst of two huge problems: the government has stopped working due to budgetary disagreements, and mysterious bugs are eating the brains of a growing number of members of Congress and Hill staffers
On the Hill, Laurel becomes unlikely friends with Gareth (Aaron Tveit), the smart, hardworking Legislative Director to a top Republican, Senator Red Wheatus (Tony Shalhoub).
One of Laurel’s allies, Gustav Triplett (Johnny Ray Gill) is an eccentric genius who is the first in DC to recognize that something sinister is attacking the Capitol.
There’s also Rochelle (Nikki M. James), a medical student who teams up with Laurel and Gustav to protect and defend the citizens of DC from an untimely fate.
Other characters include Anthony Onofrio (Charlie Semine), and Senator Ella Pollack (Jan Maxwell).
As the tiny bugs continue to multiply, Laurel and her allies must work quickly to identify the creatures, stop their infiltration and ultimately save the world.
Episode #13 — The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens when Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis
Laurel discovers the secret to driving the bugs out of a person’s brain and tests the tactic on her father. Armed with new knowledge, Laurel and Gareth attempt to expel the Queen bug out of Red’s head once and for all.
First aired: September 11, 2016.
What do you think? Do you like the BrainDead TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Loved this show!!
I liked this show it was very real int he sense they kept things true to form in reality.
I thought it was a great show and am disappointed to find out that it was cancelled.
I agree. The whole cast was incredibly funny and the writing was terrific. This should NOT have been cancelled No Way….I was waiting for it to come back this summer. CBS has a great habit of cancelling shows that we start to love, like Brain Dead, Moonlight just to name a few of the many they have axed over the years…….urk
This show was fabulous and in the face of Trumpism, it needs to stay on the air. Even as an independent–I would subscribe!
No. Great show. Bring it back.
Nooooooo! I loved this show!!! It is so perfect for what is going on in our world right now and it’s hilarious! Go to Netflix!!!! Network tv sucks! Please come back to Netflix! Such a funny show!
This was one of the few TV shows that I looked forward to watching every week. I couldn’t believe it was being canceled. Maybe another channel will pick it up.
The best show I’ve seen in twenty years, what a farce.
Favorite show ever! Big mistake CBS!
I hate to hear that this show was cancelled. I so looked forward to the next season as I so enjoyed the humor and characters. Loved it!!! Please rethink this decision as there are so few shows the smart, funny and entertaining!!!!
Among the best ever offered on TV. Canceling it was huge mistake. Braindead TV execs.
Totally funny , well written & acted & irreverent to DC politics should keep it running thru the new administration fer sure ( so much comic material to work with)
I loved this show. The characters were so funny. Please bring it back.
I loved the show please bring it back
Absolutely loved this show and so did all of my friends! Please reconsider and bring it back next year!!!!