CBS Announces Premiere Date for BRAINDEAD, Starring Aaron Tveit & Nikki M. James

CBS has announced that it will premiere its new series BRAINDEAD, from Robert and Michelle King, acclaimed creators and executive producers of THE GOOD WIFE, on Monday, June 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

Aaron Tveit (GREASE LIVE, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN) stars in the series as Gareth, described as the smart, hardworking Legislative Director to a top Republican. Broadway's Tony Shalhoub (ACT ONE, GOLDEN BOY) takes on the role of Senator Red Wheatus, described as a hard-drinking, fun-loving Republican senator who has spent decades in Washington making deals, until a radical transformation turns him into a health-conscious extremist who would rather destroy the government than compromise. Tony Award winner Nikki M. James (THE BOOK OF MORMON, LES MISERABLES) will star as Rochelle, a medical resident whose father died as the result of a mysterious infection.

"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 otherworldly creatures, stop their infiltration and ultimately save the world.

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