WHEN LAUREL GETS INFECTED BY THE BUGS, GUSTAV AND ROCHELLE RUSH TO DEVISE A PLAN TO SAVE HER, ON "BRAINDEAD," MONDAY, JULY 25

"Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty: Past as Prologue" - When Laurel is infected by the bugs, Gustav and Rochelle work quickly to figure out if there is any way to save her. Also, 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, on BRAINDEAD, Monday, July 25 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.

REGULAR 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)
Jan Maxwell (Senator Ella Pollack)
Charlie Semine (Anthony Onofrio)

RECURRING CAST:

Megan Hilty (Misty Alise)

GUEST CAST:

Wayne Duvall (Senator Andre Amarant)
Marcus Ho (Dr. Dexter Wu)
Michael McCormick (Rod Pakula)
Nikiya Mathis (Stacie Zara)
Olivia Berkelund (Norah Moody)
Gerry Vichi (Gary Brewster)
Natalie Gold (Jules)
Alana Arenas (Red's Receptionist)
Tanya Perez (Operator)

WRITTEN BY: Aurin Squire

DIRECTED BY: Fred Toye