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BrainDead (2016)

7.2/10 Canceled 45 min Jun 13, 2016 1 Season
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama Comedy

A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovering two things: 1. The government has stopped working, and 2. alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill staffers.

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Show Details

Original Title BrainDead
Original Language EN
Status Canceled
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 13
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 9.2

Networks

CBS
US

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Laurel Healy
13 episodes
Danny Pino
Danny Pino
Luke Healy
13 episodes
Aaron Tveit
Aaron Tveit
Gareth Ritter
13 episodes
Tony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub
Senator Red Wheatus
13 episodes
Nikki M. James
Nikki M. James
Rochelle Daudier
13 episodes
Johnny Ray Gill
Johnny Ray Gill
Gustav Triplett
13 episodes
Charlie Semine
Charlie Semine
Anthony Onofrio
13 episodes
Jan Maxwell
Jan Maxwell
Senator Ella Pollack
13 episodes
Megan Hilty
Megan Hilty
Misty Alise
5 episodes
Beth Malone
Beth Malone
Claudia Monarch
4 episodes
Paige Patterson
Paige Patterson
Scarlett Pierce
4 episodes
Zach Grenier
Zach Grenier
Dean Healy
3 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Robert King, Michelle King

Seasons

Season 1
Season 1
13 episodes 2016

A government employee discovers that the cause of the tensions between the two political parties is ...

Networks

CBS
US

Videos & Trailers

Elizabeth Winstead​, Danny Pino​, Tony Shalhoub​ in Braindead - ​TV Review
Elizabeth Winstead​, Danny Pino​, Tony Shalhoub​ in Braindead - ​TV Review
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Keywords

washington dc, usa politics government alien usa politics

Reviews from TMDB

avoidparadox2 7/10
Apr 28, 2025

A surprisingly funny show that I'd never heard of until recently. I can see why it didn't catch on though. The concept of alien bugs taking over American politics is a funny enough concept but they make it a bit more complicated than it needed to be. Plus it came out at the wrong time. American poli ... Read more

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Based on 190 votes

Details
First Air Date June 13, 2016
Last Air Date September 11, 2016
Country US
Language EN
Status Canceled
Popularity 9.2
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