‘BrainDead’
BrainDead is an compelling hybrid of seemingly incompatible genres: Beltway political satire, romantic comedy, sci-fi thriller and gross-out splatfest. However, in the very capable hands of beloved showrunners Michelle and Robert King (fresh off The Good Wife), the end product is one of the most enjoyable shows of summer 2016. Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars as a wide-eyed newcomer to the cutthroat D.C. political scene, one who discovers that some of our nation’s most prominent politicians —including the delightful Tony Shalhoub— are being mind-controlled by a race of alien bugs.