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Pure Genius

Pure Genius

Tech giant. Medical pioneer.

20166.51 Season13 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A young Silicon Valley tech-titan enlists a veteran surgeon with a controversial past in starting a hospital with a cutting-edge, new school approach to medicine.

Created by Michelle Lee
NetworksCBS

Top Cast

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Dr. Walter Wallace

Augustus Prew

Augustus Prew

James Bell

Odette Annable

Odette Annable

Dr. Zoe Brockett

Reshma Shetty

Reshma Shetty

Dr. Talaikha Channarayapatra

Aaron Jennings

Aaron Jennings

Dr. Malik Verlaine

Ward Horton

Ward Horton

Dr. Scott Strauss

Brenda Song

Brenda Song

Angie Cheng

Themes & Keywords

medicinetechnologyhospitalbillionairedoctormedical dramagss syndrome

About Pure Genius

Pure Genius is a drama series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of medicine, technology, hospital, billionaire, doctor, medical drama. Created by Michelle Lee, it stars Dermot Mulroney, Augustus Prew, Odette Annable. A young Silicon Valley tech-titan enlists a veteran surgeon with a controversial past in starting a hospital with a cutting-edge, new school approach to medicine.

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