Brilliant Minds

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Brilliant Minds
Brilliant Minds Title Card.png
Genre Medical drama
Created byMichael Grassi
Starring
Composer Joseph Trapanese
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Zachary Quinto
  • Carl Ogawa
  • Mohan Mandali
  • Michael Wray
CinematographyPierre Gill
Editors
  • Nicholas Wong
  • Gaston Jaren Lopez
  • Finnian Murray
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 23, 2024 (2024-09-23) –
present (present)

Brilliant Minds is an American medical drama television series created and written by Michael Grassi for NBC that is inspired by the Oliver Sacks books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars . [1] It premiered on September 23, 2024.

Contents

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.Title  [3] Directed byWritten byOriginal release date  [3] Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot" Lee Toland Krieger Michael Grassi & Alex BergerSeptember 23, 2024 (2024-09-23)T15.101683.92 [4]
2"The Disembodied Woman"Lee Toland KriegerMichael GrassiSeptember 30, 2024 (2024-09-30)T13.251023.46 [5]
3"The Lost Biker" DeMane Davis Sara Saedi & Ryan Knighton October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07)T13.251033.30 [6]
4"The Blackout Bride" Deborah Kampmeier Davia Carter & Daniela LamasOctober 14, 2024 (2024-10-14)T13.251043.09 [7]
5"The Haunted Marine" Charles Randolph-Wright Aisha Bhoori & Will EwingOctober 21, 2024 (2024-10-21)T13.251053.12 [8]
6"The Girl Who Cried Pregnant" Jordan Canning Stasia Demick & William YuOctober 28, 2024 (2024-10-28)T13.251062.63 [9]
7"The Man From Grozny"David KatzenbergMichael Grassi & Shannon LooneyNovember 11, 2024 (2024-11-11)T13.251072.63 [10]
8"The Lovesick Widow"James DeWilleSara SaediNovember 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)T13.251082.98 [11]
9"The Colorblind Painter" Dawn Wilkinson Davia Carter & Ryan KnightonNovember 25, 2024 (2024-11-25)T13.251092.75 [12]
10"The First Responder" Maggie Kiley Stasia Demick & William YuDecember 2, 2024 (2024-12-02)T13.251102.82 [13]
11"The Other Woman" Sudz Sutherland Daniela Lamas & Will EwingDecember 9, 2024 (2024-12-09)T13.251112.52 [14]
12"The Doctor Whose World Collapsed"Harry JierjianSara Saedi & Davia CarterJanuary 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)T13.251122.82 [15]
13"The Man Who Can't See Faces"DeMane DavisMichael GrassiJanuary 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)T13.251132.54 [15]

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. [16] However, Fox did not go forward with the project. On January 24, 2023, the show's development was moved to NBC; [17] it was given a series order on October 20, 2023. The series is created by Michael Grassi, and he 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. [18] Production companies involved with the series are Grassi Productions, Berlanti Productions, Fabel Entertainment, The Imaginarium, Universal Television, and Warner Bros. Television. [19]

Brilliant Minds was moved to the 2024–25 season due to strike-related production delays. [20] On May 1, 2024, the name change from Dr. Wolf to Brilliant Minds was announced. [21] The show was given a 13 episode, season 1 order. [22]

Casting

On February 23, 2023, Zachary Quinto was cast to star. [23] In April 2023, Teddy Sears, Tamberla Perry, Alex MacNicoll, Spence Moore II, Aury Krebs, and Ashleigh LaThrop joined the main cast. [24] [25] On November 28, 2023, Donna Murphy was cast in a recurring capacity. [26]

Filming

Principal photography for the series began on April 8, 2024, and concluded on August 23, 2024, in Toronto, Canada. [27]

Broadcast

Brilliant Minds premiered on September 23, 2024, on NBC. [28] In Canada, the series airs on Citytv and is available to stream on Citytv+. [29]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 6.9/10, based on 13 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Benefitting from a characteristically sharp performance by Zachary Quinto, Brilliant Minds is a medical procedural with brains but also a surprising amount of heart." [30] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [31]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Brilliant Minds
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)		Ref.
1"Pilot"September 23, 20240.3/33.92———— [4]
2"The Disembodied Woman"September 30, 20240.3/33.46———— [5]
3"The Lost Biker"October 7, 20240.3/33.30———— [6]
4"The Blackout Bride"October 14, 20240.2/23.090.21.990.45.08 [7]
5"The Haunted Marine"October 21, 20240.3/33.120.22.020.55.15 [8]
6"The Girl Who Cried Pregnant"October 28, 20240.2/22.640.11.880.44.52 [9]
7"The Man From Grozny"November 11, 20240.2/22.630.12.000.34.63 [10]
8"The Lovesick Widow"November 18, 20240.2/22.980.21.680.34.66 [11]
9"The Colorblind Painter"November 25, 20240.3/32.750.11.950.44.70 [12]
10"The First Responder"December 2, 20240.3/32.820.11.810.44.63 [13]
11"The Other Woman"December 9, 20240.2/22.520.11.770.34.29 [14]
12"The Doctor Whose World Collapsed"January 6, 20250.2/32.820.11.060.33.89 [15]
13"The Man Who Can't See Faces"January 6, 20250.2/32.540.11.160.33.70 [15]

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