BrainDead (2016)

★ 7.2 0h 45m 1 Seasons 197 votes IMDb
Comedy Drama Sci-Fi CBS
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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

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Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Laurel Healy Age 41 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress and singer. She's best known for her movie roles as Helena Bertinelli / Huntress in Birds of Prey (2020), John McClane's daughte...
Danny Pino
Danny Pino as Luke Healy Age 52 · Miami, Florida, USA Daniel Gonzalo Pino (born April 15, 1974) is an American actor who starred as Detective Scotty Valens on the CBS series Cold Case from 2003 to 2010, and as NYPD Detective Nick Amaro in the long-runnin...
Aaron Tveit
Aaron Tveit as Gareth Ritter Age 42 · Middletown, New York, USA Aaron Kyle Tveit (born October 21, 1983) is an American actor and singer. Tveit originated the lead role of Christian in the stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge! on Broadway, a performance for which he w...
Tony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub as Senator Red Wheatus Age 72 · Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Tony Shalhoub is an American actor. His television work includes the role of Antonio Scarpacci on Wings and Adrian Monk on Monk. He has won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for his work on Monk.
Nikki M. James
Nikki M. James as Rochelle Daudier Age 44 · Summit, New Jersey, USA Nikki Michelle James (born June 3, 1981) is an American actress, director, and singer. James has performed in the popular stage musicals The Book of Mormon, Les Misérables, and Suffs, earning a Tony A...
Johnny Ray Gill
Johnny Ray Gill as Gustav Triplett Age 41 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Director Michelle King
Cast Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, Aaron Tveit, Tony Shalhoub, Nikki M. James, Johnny Ray Gill, Charlie Semine, Jan Maxwell

Seasons & Episodes

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Audience Reviews

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 politics changed a lot around when the show came out and in many ways what is presented in the show seems oddly tame today. It's a nice bit of nostalgia though from a simpler time. There's a few really laugh out loud moments too. Tony Shalhoub steals the show. Definitely worth a watch.

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