Cast of CBS's 'BrainDead' battles America's pests in new photos

Brain-eating alien bugs, beware.
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If you thought America had a pest control problem, just wait until you see CBS's BrainDead. 

The comic thriller takes viewers into Washington's inner circle, delivering political insight, mystery, and intrigue -- with a heaping helping of brain-eating alien bugs on the side.


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The series, premiering this summer, comes from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King, whose new project is clearly a departure from their old gig. 

Luckily, they have a cast that's up to the task, including Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, Aaron Tveit, Tony Shalhoub, Nikki M. James and Johnny Ray Gill.

CBS premiered the first promo for BrainDead over the weekend during the finale of The Good Wife, and below is your first look of the cast in bug-killing action. They're photos you're seeing first on Mashable.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

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Aaron Tveit

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Jan Maxwell

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Johnny Ray Gill

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Tony Shalhoub
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Danny Pino
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Nikki M. James
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Charlie Semine
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BrainDead premieres June 13.

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Sandra Gonzalez

Sandra Gonzalez was a Senior Television Reporter at Mashable. A Texas native, she spent almost four years in New York City before leaving the land of superstorms for Los Angeles, where she was introduced to these terrifying things called "rolling earthquakes."Previously, she was with Entertainment Weekly, where she wrote about every show that could fit into her perfectly crafted TV schedule and anything ever touched by Shonda Rhimes.You can reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @theSandraG

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