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BrainDead

★ 8.0 13K votes 2016–2016 1 seasons · 13 episodes Canceled CBS
Starring
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadDanny PinoAaron TveitTony ShalhoubNikki M. JamesJohnny Ray Gill
Written by
Michelle KingRobert King
Starring
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadDanny PinoAaron TveitTony ShalhoubNikki M. JamesJohnny Ray Gill
Written by
Michelle KingRobert King
Ratings per Episode
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About

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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Season 12016
8.05K139h 24m
A government employee discovers that the cause of the tensions between the two political parties is a race of extraterrestrial insects eating the brains of the politicians.
EpTitleRatingVotesRuntime
1The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century7.560144 min
2Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown - A Critique7.650143 min
3Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps8.045844 min
4Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate8.041544 min
5Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)8.040044 min
6Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty: Past as Prologue8.444844 min
7The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics8.542044 min
8The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm7.734443 min
9Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. Are Discovered and Patched7.835043 min
10The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes7.731742 min
11Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies8.333443 min
12Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?8.331743 min
13The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis8.434643 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Laurel Healy
Danny Pino Luke Healy
Aaron Tveit Gareth Ritter
Tony Shalhoub Red Wheatus
Nikki M. James Rochelle Daudier
Johnny Ray Gill Gustav Triplett
Paige Patterson Scarlett Pierce
Jan Maxwell Ella Pollack
Zach Grenier Dean Healy
Megan Hilty Misty Alise

Crew

Michelle King
Robert King

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