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BrainDead

1 season · 2016 · Ended

★★★★★3.6
Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaComedy

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.

Episodes

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The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century
S01 · E01 The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st CenturyJune 13, 2016
Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique
S01 · E02 Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A CritiqueJune 20, 2016
Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps
S01 · E03 Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy StepsJune 27, 2016
Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate
S01 · E04 Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed ElectorateJuly 11, 2016
Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)
S01 · E05 Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)July 24, 2016
Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty
S01 · E06 Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and LoyaltyJuly 31, 2016
The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics
S01 · E07 The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American PoliticsAugust 7, 2016
The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm
S01 · E08 The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political StormAugust 14, 2016
Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched
S01 · E09 Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and PatchedAugust 21, 2016
The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes
S01 · E10 The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War VotesAugust 28, 2016
Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies
S01 · E11 Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary PoliciesSeptember 4, 2016
Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?
S01 · E12 Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?September 11, 2016
The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis
S01 · E13 The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief SynopsisSeptember 11, 2016

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mary Elizabeth WinsteadLaurel Healy
Danny Pino
Danny PinoLuke Healy
Aaron Tveit
Aaron TveitGareth Ritter
Tony Shalhoub
Tony ShalhoubSenator Red Wheatus
Nikki M. James
Nikki M. JamesRochelle Daudier
Johnny Ray Gill
Johnny Ray GillGustav Triplett
Charlie Semine
Charlie SemineAnthony Onofrio
Jan Maxwell
Jan MaxwellSenator Ella Pollack
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