Brilliant Minds

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Brilliant Minds
Genre Medical drama
Created byMichael Grassi
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC

Brilliant Minds (originally titled Dr. Wolf) is an upcoming American medical drama television series inspired by the Oliver Sacks books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars . It is scheduled to premiere on September 23, 2024 on NBC.

Contents

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

Development

In November 2019, it was announced that the series was in development at Fox, with the network landing the project with a script deal plus penalty. [1] However, Fox did not go forward with the project. On January 24, 2023, the show's development was moved to NBC. [2] Then, it was given a series order on October 20, 2023. The series is created by Michael Grassi is also expected to executive produce alongside Lee Toland Krieger, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, Henrik Bastin, Melissa Aouate, Andy Serkis, Jonathan Cavendish, Will Tennant, and DeMane Davis. [3] Production companies involved with the series are Grassi Productions, Berlanti Productions, Fabel Entertainment, The Imaginarium. Universal Television, and Warner Bros. Television. [4]

Brilliant Minds has been moved to the 2024–25 season due to strike-related production delays. [5] On May 1, 2024, it was announced that the series name was changed from Dr. Wolf to Brilliant Minds. [6]

Casting

On February 23, 2023, Zachary Quinto was cast to star. [7] In April 2023, Teddy Sears, Tamberla Perry Alex MacNicoll, Spence Moore II, Aury Krebs, and Ashleigh LaThrop joined the main cast. [8] [9] On November 28, 2023, Donna Murphy was cast in a recurring capacity. [10]

Filming

Principal photography for the series began on April 8, 2024 and concluded on August 23, 2024 in Toronto, Canada. [11]

Broadcast

Brilliant Minds is scheduled to premiere on September 23, 2024 on NBC. [12]

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