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.
BrainDead (2016) is a sci-fi & fantasy, drama and comedy series that premiered on June 13, 2016, spanning 1 season and 13 episodes. It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, Aaron Tveit and Tony Shalhoub. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 210 ratings.
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Mary Elizabeth Winstead
as Laurel Healy
Danny Pino
as Luke Healy
Aaron Tveit
as Gareth Ritter
Tony Shalhoub
as Senator Red Wheatus
Nikki M. James
as Rochelle Daudier
Johnny Ray Gill
as Gustav Triplett
Charlie Semine
as Anthony Onofrio
Jan Maxwell
as Senator Ella Pollack
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 210 ratings.
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 politics changed a lot around when the show came out and in many ways what is presented in the show seems oddly tame…
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Episodes of BrainDead (2016) can be bought or rented from Amazon Video. No subscription streaming option is listed at the moment.
BrainDead has 1 season and 13 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on June 13, 2016.
No. BrainDead is marked as canceled, with the final episode airing on September 11, 2016.
BrainDead (2016) stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, Aaron Tveit, Tony Shalhoub and Nikki M. James. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
BrainDead (2016) is rated 7.3 out of 10 from 210 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like sci-fi & fantasy, drama and comedy series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official BrainDead trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
