May 2016

BRAINDEAD

BrainDead” is a comic-thriller set in the world of Washington, D.C. politics that follows Laurel, a young, fresh-faced Hill staffer who discovers two things: the government has stopped working, and bugs are eating the brains of Congress members and Hill staffers. The daughter of a Democratic political dynasty who left Washington, D.C. to become a documentary filmmaker, Laurel is pulled back into the family business when her brother, Luke, the Democratic whip Senator from Maryland, needs her help running his Senate office. On the Hill, Laurel becomes unlikely friends with Gareth, the smart, hardworking Legislative Director to a top Republican, Senator Red Wheatus. Her other allies include Gustav, an eccentric genius who is the first in D.C. to recognize that something sinister is attacking the Capitol, and Rochelle, a medical student who teams up with Laurel and Gustav to protect and defend the citizens of D.C. from an untimely fate. As the tiny bugs continue to multiply, Laurel and her allies must work quickly to identify the other-worldly creatures, stop their infiltration and ultimately save the world.

Premiered Monday, June 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)

on the CBS Television Network

ORIGINATION:

New York

 

FORMAT:

DRAMA (Filmed in HD)

 

STARRING:

Mary

Elizabeth Winstead

Danny Pino

Aaron Tveit

Tony Shalhoub

Nikki M. James Johnny Ray Gill

Jan Maxwell

Charlie Semine

 

 

(Laurel Healy)

(Luke Healy)

(Gareth Ritter)

(Senator Red Wheatus)

(Rochelle Daudier)

(Gustav Triplett)

(Senator Ella Pollack)

(Anthony Onofrio)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:

Robert King and Michelle King, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Brooke Kennedy and Liz Glotzer

 

PRODUCED BY:


CREATED BY:

 

CBS Television Studios

 

Robert King and Michelle King

 

 

 

Cast on Twitter:

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Danny Pino

Aaron Tveit

Nikki M. James

Johnny Ray Gill

 

@M_E_Winstead

 

 

@TheDanny Pino

 

@AaronTveit

 

@nikkimjames

 

@JohnnyRayGill

 

 

 

 

Cast on Instagram:

@mary_elizabeth_winstead

@_thedannypino

@aarontveit

@nikkimjames

@johnnyraygill

 

 

 

 

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 Press Contacts:

Kate Fisher

Arpi Ketendjian

212-975-3818

818-655-7221

khfisher@cbs.com

arpi.ketendjian@cbs.com

Photo Contacts:

Meagan McLaughlin

212-975-7518

mcmclaughlin@cbs.com

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