BrainDead (2016) - The A.V. Club

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

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

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

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

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Laurel Healy)Danny Pino (Luke Healy)Aaron Tveit (Gareth Ritter)Tony Shalhoub (Red Wheatus)Nikki M. James (Rochelle Daudier)Johnny Ray Gill (Gustav Triplett)Paige Patterson (Scarlett Pierce)Jan Maxwell (Ella Pollack)Zach Grenier (Dean Healy)Megan Hilty (Misty Alise)Beth Malone (Claudia Monarch)Charlie Semine (Anthony Onofrio)Brooke Adams (Senator Diane Vaynerchuk)Wayne Duvall (Andre Amarant)Lily Cowles (Germaine Healy)Dakin Matthews (Bob Isenstadt)Patrick Breen (Cole Stockwell)Nikiya Mathis (Stacie Zara)

Creators

Lawrence Kaplow, Michelle King, Robert King, Peter Parnell, Jacquelyn Reingold, Jonathan Tolins, Aurin Squire, Laura Marks

Synopsis

A government employee discovers that the cause of the tensions between the two political parties is a race of extraterrestrial insects eating the brains of the politicians.