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BrainDead

BrainDead

20167.21 Season13 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovers 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.

NetworksCBS

Top Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Laurel Healy

Danny Pino

Danny Pino

Luke Healy

Aaron Tveit

Aaron Tveit

Gareth Ritter

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Senator Red Wheatus

Nikki M. James

Nikki M. James

Rochelle Daudier

Johnny Ray Gill

Johnny Ray Gill

Gustav Triplett

Charlie Semine

Charlie Semine

Anthony Onofrio

Jan Maxwell

Jan Maxwell

Senator Ella Pollack

Themes & Keywords

washington dc, usapoliticsgovernmentalienusa politics

About BrainDead

BrainDead is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama, comedy series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of washington dc, usa, politics, government, alien, usa politics. it stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, Aaron Tveit. A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovers 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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