#THE BRAIN 9 PREVIEW SERIES#
The song " You Might Think" by The Cars is used frequently in the series as a leitmotif for characters who are infected by the aliens. Sometimes, the bugs cause their victims' heads to explode. However, she comes across a conspiracy in which alien bugs have partially replaced the brains of several people, including members of Congress. ĭocumentary filmmaker Laurel Healy agrees to take a job working for her brother, Democratic Senator Luke Healy, in order to secure funding for her next film. The series centers on the Capitol in Washington, D.C., where alien bugs infect members of Congress. The show had a planned four-season arc, which would have seen the bugs then invade Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood, but on October 17, 2016, CBS cancelled the series after one season. After four episodes, the show moved from its Monday timeslot to Sundays to make room for the network's coverage of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. politics, only a few people noticed.ĬBS announced a 13-episode straight-to-series order on July 22, 2015. Much of the internal comedy of the series was that, in the altered reality of Washington, D.C. has been invaded by extraterrestrial insects which are eating the brains and taking control of people, including members of Congress and their staffers. Assigned as his new constituency caseworker, she discovers that Washington, D.C. Senator, when the funding for her latest film falls through. The series stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Laurel Healy, a documentary film-maker who takes a job working for her brother Luke ( Danny Pino), a U.S. BrainDead is an American political satire science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Robert and Michelle King.