BrainDead: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: BrainDead
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2016-06-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-09-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 3075

Cast and credited roles

• Danny Pino — Luke Healy
• Tony Shalhoub — Senator Raymond "Red" Wheatus
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead — Laurel Healy
• Aaron Tveit — Gareth Ritter
• Nikki M. James — Rochelle Daudier
• Johnny Ray Gill — Gustav Triplett
• Jan Maxwell — Senator Ella Pollack
• Charlie Semine — Anthony Onofrio

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-06-13; final listed air date 2016-09-11; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from BrainDead on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.