BRAINDEAD: CBS Orders Brain-Eating New Drama from THE GOOD WIFE Creators

CBS has ordered BRAINDEAD — a new drama from THE GOOD WIFE creators, Robert and Michele King — straight to series for a summer 2016 debut.

And, really, the description of the show from CBS needs to be read to be believed: “BRAINDEAD follows a young fresh-faced Hill staffer getting 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.”

That’s, um, very different for CBS.

“We wanted to do a show that was a mix of genre-pulp and high-brow politics – THE STRAIN crossed with THE WEST WING,” said executive producers Robert and Michelle King in a statement. “It seemed like the best way to address the news today – not straight, but as the opening act of a horror movie.”

“Robert and Michelle have developed an intriguingly original concept with layers of humor, suspense and the supernatural,” said Nina Tassler, Chairman, CBS Entertainment. “We look forward to launching it to U.S. viewers and a worldwide audience next summer.”

Do you think you’ll check out BRAINDEAD?

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