'BrainDead': ‘Good Wife’ creators skewer the D.C. horrorshow

You might think you’re losing your mind in this crazy-crowded political season. To go by the events in “BrainDead,” CBS’ new comic thriller series, you’ve got plenty of company.

The show, from Robert and Michelle King, creators of CBS’ “The Good Wife,” skewers Washington with a charmingly twisted commentary on this election year in particular, and politics in general, balancing humor and dread. ...

“BrainDead” is promisingly original, a deft combination of the tropes of a horror movie, the pace of a forensic drama and the barbs of a political satire that’s thoroughly of the moment.”

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