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- 2016
- TV-14
- CBS
- 2016
- TV-14
- CBS
Summary New congressional staffer Laurel (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) discovers aliens have eaten the brains of a number of people on the Hill in this Robert and Michelle King comedy-drama set in Washington, D.C.
Created By: Michelle King, Robert King
- 2016
- TV-14
- CBS
- 2016
- TV-14
- CBS
BrainDead
Season 1 Premiere: Jun 13, 2016
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7.8
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Summary New congressional staffer Laurel (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) discovers aliens have eaten the brains of a number of people on the Hill in this Robert and Michelle King comedy-drama set in Washington, D.C.
Created By: Michelle King, Robert King
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
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51% Positive
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38% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
61
51% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
38% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
11% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
The Kings’ clever summer horror thriller.
The genius of BrainDead, an enjoyably offbeat sci-fi/political satire hybrid, is in reminding us that it's possible to have fun without leaving one's brain at the door. [20-26 Jun 2016, p.17]
One of the better things about this series is its ongoing updates via clever Gilligan’s Island-esque sing-along lyrics preceding each new chapter. Better yet is Winstead’s assured, appealing performance as a D.C. tenderfoot thrust into a new world of mystery and political polarization that escalates once those bugs begin infesting and in some cases, exploding the heads of their prey.
Though no sillier at heart than Under the Dome, Zoo or Extant, the Kings' Washington, D.C.-set BrainDead is sci-fi with a healthy sense of the ridiculous.
The Kings deserve credit for taking a risk and not just putting out another legal drama, but if anything BrainDead isn’t weird enough. By hedging its bets, it ends up in an awkward middle ground between straightforward drama and something more original.
BrainDead manages to be intermittently intriguing just through the sheer strangeness of its premise not to mention the sparkling chemistry Winstead exhibits both with Tveit and Semine. And in a different series, Pino’s cheerful, adulterous, win-at-all-costs politico could’ve been downright fascinating. Ultimately, though, like the inside-the-beltway white matter that gets consumed by those little alien critters and winds up turning to pink goo, BrainDead goes splat under the weight of its outsized aspirations.
The cast’s good work is fatally underminded by the show’s fuzzy concept.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 137 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 137 User Ratings
7.8
80% Positive
109 Ratings
109 Ratings
9% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
12% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Scott Free Productions
- King Size Productions
- CBS Television Studios
Initial Release Date: Jun 13, 2016
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
