BrainDead - Season 1 - Eps 6: Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty
When Laurel is infected by the bugs, Gustav and Rochelle work quickly to figure out if there is any way to save her. When the Centers for Disease Control has its funding temporarily cut, Luke attempts to reach a compromise to have the money reinstated, but Red’s political machinations undermine him at every turn.
About BrainDead

Title: BrainDead
First Air Date: 2016-06-13
Last Air Date: 2016-09-11
Status: Canceled
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 183 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 13
Network: CBS
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
Production Companies: Scott Free Productions, King Size Productions, CBS Studios
Synopsis
A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovering 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.
Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Laurel Healy

Danny Pino
Luke Healy

Aaron Tveit
Gareth Ritter

Tony Shalhoub
Senator Red Wheatus

Nikki M. James
Rochelle Daudier

Johnny Ray Gill
Gustav Triplett

Charlie Semine
Anthony Onofrio

Jan Maxwell
Senator Ella Pollack