BrainDead is an American political satire science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Robert and Michelle King. The series stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Laurel Healy, a documentary film-maker who takes a job working for her brother Luke, a U.S. Senator, when the funding for her latest film falls through. Assigned as his new constituency caseworker, she discovers that Washington, D.C. has been invaded by extraterrestrial insects which are eating the brains and taking control of people, including members of Congress and their staffers. Much of the internal comedy of the series was that, in the altered reality of Washington DC politics, only a few people noticed. CBS announced a 13-episode straight-to-series order on July 22, 2015. The show premiered on June 13, 2016. After four episodes, the show moved from its Monday timeslot to Sundays to make room for the network's coverage of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
| Genre | Political satire, Comedy-drama, Science fiction |
| Created by | Robert King, Michelle King |
| Starring | Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, Aaron Tveit, Tony Shalhoub, Nikki M. James, Johnny Ray Gill, Charlie Semine, Jan Maxwell |
| Composer(s) | David Buckley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Executive producer(s) | Robert King, Michelle King, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker |
| Running time | 43–44 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions, CBS Television Studios |
| Original network | CBS |
About BrainDead
Science fiction series centered on the Capitol in Washington D.C., where alien bugs infect members of Congress. A film-maker who takes a job working for her brother, a U.S. Senator, discovers the extraterrestrials have taken control of people.
Achievement of BrainDead
The show had a planned four-season arc, which would have seen aliens invade Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood. The series was cancelled after one season.
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