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BrainDead
BrainDead

BrainDead (2016)

72% User Rating
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Drama
Comedy

A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovering 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.

Cast

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Laurel Healy

Danny Pino

Danny Pino

Luke Healy

Aaron Tveit

Aaron Tveit

Gareth Ritter

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Senator Red Wheatus

Nikki M. James

Nikki M. James

Rochelle Daudier

Johnny Ray Gill

Johnny Ray Gill

Gustav Triplett

Charlie Semine

Charlie Semine

Anthony Onofrio

Jan Maxwell

Jan Maxwell

Senator Ella Pollack

Reviews (1)

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avoidparadox2
avoidparadox2
Rating 70%

April 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.

Media

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Last Season

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Season 1 (2016)

73% User Score
13 Episodes

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.

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