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Season 1 Episode 1: The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century

Jun 13, 2016 TV-14 44m 7.4

When Laurel returns to Washington, D.C., to work for her brother, Sen. Luke Healy, she discovers that budgetary disagreements have halted the government, and mysterious bugs are consuming the brains of Congress members and Capitol Hill...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century

1. The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century

Aired: Jun 13, 2016

When Laurel returns to Washington, D.C., to work for her brother, Sen. Luke H...

Episode 2 Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown - A Critique

2. Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown - A Critique

Aired: Jun 20, 2016

Laurel continues her investigation of Dr. Daudier's death, while more citizen...

Episode 3 Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps

3. Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps

Aired: Jun 27, 2016

Agent Onofrio's investigation of a deadly incident on live TV causes Laurel, ...

Episode 4 Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate

4. Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate

Aired: Jul 11, 2016

Laurel and Rochelle try to persuade Laurel's friend Abby to get an MRI so the...

Episode 5 Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)

5. Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)

Aired: Jul 24, 2016

Laurel asks her brother, Luke, for his help to get the Centers for Disease Co...

Episode 6 Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty: Past as Prologue

6. Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty: Past as Prologue

Aired: Jul 31, 2016

When the Center for Disease Control has its funding temporarily cut, Luke att...

Episode 7 The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics

7. The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics

Aired: Aug 7, 2016

Laurel comes under investigation about her potential involvement with the bug...

Episode 8 The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm

8. The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm

Aired: Aug 14, 2016

Rochelle and Gustav capture and question a man they suspect is infected by th...

Episode 9 Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. Are Discovered and Patched

9. Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. Are Discovered and Patched

Aired: Aug 21, 2016

Senator Red Wheatus hires a special investigator to dig into the Healy family...

Episode 10 The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes

10. The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes

Aired: Aug 28, 2016

Laurel must work alongside an old boyfriend, Ben Valderrama, when Luke enlist...

Episode 11 Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies

11. Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies

Aired: Sep 4, 2016

Luke and Laurel rush to uncover Red's secret agenda, which is buried in a mas...

Episode 12 Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?

12. Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?

Aired: Sep 11, 2016

When Laurel discovers that a senate bill is not what it appears, she implores...

Episode 13 The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis

13. The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis

Aired: Sep 11, 2016

Laurel discovers the secret to driving the bugs out of a person's brain and t...

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Info about BrainDead

Current Status: Canceled

Network: CBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi

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