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	* ] as Morris Allen		* ] as Morris Allen
		⚫	* ] as Alison Whitaker
	* ] as a family care doctor who develops a mentor relationship with ~~Dr.~~ ~~Wolf~~<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Cobb \|first1=Kayla \|title=Zachary ~~Quinto’s~~ ~~‘Brilliant~~ ~~Minds’~~ Taps Mandy Patinkin in Recurring Role Steve Howey and André De Shields will also guest star on the NBC medical drama \|url=https://www.thewrap.com/zachary-quinto-brilliant-minds-mandy-patinkin-nbc/ \|access-date=4 October 2024 \|agency=The Wrap \|date=14 July 2024}}</ref>		* ] as Noah Wolf, a family care doctor who develops a mentor relationship with his son Oliver.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Cobb \|first1=Kayla \|title=Zachary Quinto's 'Brilliant Minds' Taps Mandy Patinkin in Recurring Role Steve Howey and André De Shields will also guest star on the NBC medical drama \|url=https://www.thewrap.com/zachary-quinto-brilliant-minds-mandy-patinkin-nbc/ \|access-date=4 October 2024 \|agency=The Wrap \|date=14 July 2024}}</ref>
			** Gray Powell plays a younger Noah Wolf in flashback scenes.

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	* ] as Bridget		* ] as Bridget
	* ] as Simon		* ] as Simon
⚫	* ] as Alison Whitaker
	* ] as June Sullivan		* ] as June Sullivan

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==
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	\| WrittenBy = Stasia Demick & William Yu		\| WrittenBy = Stasia Demick & William Yu
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	\| WrittenBy = Daniela Lamas & Will Ewing		\| WrittenBy = Daniela Lamas & Will Ewing
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	In November 2019, it was announced that the series was in development at ], with the network landing the project with a ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/fox-nabs-oliver-sacks-medical-drama-from-alex-berger-lee-toland-krieger-fabrik-imaginarium-as-put-pilot-1202793092/\|title=Fox Nabs Oliver Sacks Medical Drama From Alex Berger, Lee Toland Krieger, Fabrik & Imaginarium As Put Pilot\|work=]\|first1=Nellie\|last1=Andreeva\|first2=Denise\|last2=Petski\|date=November 22, 2019\|access-date=August 6, 2024\|archive-date=November 7, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107051902/https://deadline.com/2019/11/fox-nabs-oliver-sacks-medical-drama-from-alex-berger-lee-toland-krieger-fabrik-imaginarium-as-put-pilot-1202793092/\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Fox did not go forward with the project. On January 24, 2023, the show's development was moved to ];<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/wolf-medical-drama-oliver-sacks-michael-grassi-lee-toland-krieger-greg-berlanti-pilot-nbc-1235239386/\|title='Wolf' Medical Drama Inspired By Oliver Sacks From Michael Grassi, Lee Toland Krieger & Greg Berlanti Lands NBC Pilot Order\|work=]\|first=Katie\|last=Campione\|date=November 7, 2023\|access-date=August 6, 2024\|archive-date=March 3, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303145520/https://deadline.com/2023/01/wolf-medical-drama-oliver-sacks-michael-grassi-lee-toland-krieger-greg-berlanti-pilot-nbc-1235239386/\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 ], ], ], Leigh London Redman, Henrik Bastin, Melissa Aouate, ], ], Will Tennant, and ].<ref name="Series order">{{cite web\|url=https://tvline.com/news/zachary-quinto-dr-wolf-series-order-nbc-1235063496/\|title=Zachary Quinto's Dr. Wolf Ordered to Series at NBC\|work=TVLine\|first=Matt\|last=Mitovich\|date=October 20, 2023\|access-date=August 6, 2024\|archive-date=January 5, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105200709/https://tvline.com/news/zachary-quinto-dr-wolf-series-order-nbc-1235063496/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Production companies involved with the series are Grassi Productions, ], Fabel Entertainment, ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/oliver-sacks-medical-drama-nbc-series-order-zachary-quinto-star-1235578862/\|title=Zachary Quinto-Led Medical Drama 'Dr. Wolf' Lands Series Order At NBC\|work=Deadline Hollywood\|first=Lynette\|last=Rice\|date=October 20, 2023\|access-date=August 6, 2024\|archive-date=July 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706230626/https://deadline.com/2023/10/oliver-sacks-medical-drama-nbc-series-order-zachary-quinto-star-1235578862/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In November 2019, it was announced that the series was in development at ], with the network landing the project with a ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/fox-nabs-oliver-sacks-medical-drama-from-alex-berger-lee-toland-krieger-fabrik-imaginarium-as-put-pilot-1202793092/\|title=Fox Nabs Oliver Sacks Medical Drama From Alex Berger, Lee Toland Krieger, Fabrik & Imaginarium As Put Pilot\|work=]\|first1=Nellie\|last1=Andreeva\|first2=Denise\|last2=Petski\|date=November 22, 2019\|access-date=August 6, 2024\|archive-date=November 7, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107051902/https://deadline.com/2019/11/fox-nabs-oliver-sacks-medical-drama-from-alex-berger-lee-toland-krieger-fabrik-imaginarium-as-put-pilot-1202793092/\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Fox did not go forward with the project. On January 24, 2023, the show's development was moved to ];<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/wolf-medical-drama-oliver-sacks-michael-grassi-lee-toland-krieger-greg-berlanti-pilot-nbc-1235239386/\|title='Wolf' Medical Drama Inspired By Oliver Sacks From Michael Grassi, Lee Toland Krieger & Greg Berlanti Lands NBC Pilot Order\|work=]\|first=Katie\|last=Campione\|date=November 7, 2023\|access-date=August 6, 2024\|archive-date=March 3, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303145520/https://deadline.com/2023/01/wolf-medical-drama-oliver-sacks-michael-grassi-lee-toland-krieger-greg-berlanti-pilot-nbc-1235239386/\|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 ], ], ], Leigh London Redman, Henrik Bastin, Melissa Aouate, ], ], Will Tennant, and ].<ref name="Series order">{{cite web\|url=https://tvline.com/news/zachary-quinto-dr-wolf-series-order-nbc-1235063496/\|title=Zachary Quinto's Dr. Wolf Ordered to Series at NBC\|work=TVLine\|first=Matt\|last=Mitovich\|date=October 20, 2023\|access-date=August 6, 2024\|archive-date=January 5, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105200709/https://tvline.com/news/zachary-quinto-dr-wolf-series-order-nbc-1235063496/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Production companies involved with the series are Grassi Productions, ], Fabel Entertainment, ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/oliver-sacks-medical-drama-nbc-series-order-zachary-quinto-star-1235578862/\|title=Zachary Quinto-Led Medical Drama 'Dr. Wolf' Lands Series Order At NBC\|work=Deadline Hollywood\|first=Lynette\|last=Rice\|date=October 20, 2023\|access-date=August 6, 2024\|archive-date=July 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706230626/https://deadline.com/2023/10/oliver-sacks-medical-drama-nbc-series-order-zachary-quinto-star-1235578862/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	''Brilliant Minds'' was moved to the 2024–25 season due to strike-related production delays.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Andreeva\|first=Nellie\|title=Most New Broadcast Scripted Series Moving To 2024–25 Season Due To Strike-Related Production Delays\|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/new-broadcast-series-move-2024-25-season-strike-metlock-dr-wolf-doc-rescue-hi-surf-poppas-house-st-denis-1235597159/\|website=Deadline Hollywood\|date=November 8, 2023\|access-date=November 9, 2023\|archive-date=November 9, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109000748/https://deadline.com/2023/11/new-broadcast-series-move-2024-25-season-strike-metlock-dr-wolf-doc-rescue-hi-surf-poppas-house-st-denis-1235597159/\|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 1, 2024, the name change from ''Dr. Wolf'' to ''Brilliant Minds'' was announced.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Andreeva\|first=Nellie\|title=Upfronts 2024: Pilot Buzz & Other Development Updates In Another Atypical Broadcast Cycle\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/upfronts-2024-pilots-development-abc-cbs-nbc-fox-1235899211/\|work=Deadline Hollywood\|date=May 1, 2024\|access-date=May 1, 2024\|archive-date=August 3, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803201238/https://deadline.com/2024/05/upfronts-2024-pilots-development-abc-cbs-nbc-fox-1235899211/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The show was given a 13 episode, season 1 order.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Foutch \|first1=Haleigh \|title=~~‘Brilliant~~ ~~Minds’~~ Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Air? Zachary Quinto stars as a neurologist in the NBC series inspired by the life of Oliver Sacks \|url=https://www.thewrap.com/brilliant-minds-release-date-time-episodes-schedule/ \|access-date=4 October 2024 \|agency=The Wrap \|date=30 September 2024}}</ref>		''Brilliant Minds'' was moved to the 2024–25 season due to strike-related production delays.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Andreeva\|first=Nellie\|title=Most New Broadcast Scripted Series Moving To 2024–25 Season Due To Strike-Related Production Delays\|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/new-broadcast-series-move-2024-25-season-strike-metlock-dr-wolf-doc-rescue-hi-surf-poppas-house-st-denis-1235597159/\|website=Deadline Hollywood\|date=November 8, 2023\|access-date=November 9, 2023\|archive-date=November 9, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109000748/https://deadline.com/2023/11/new-broadcast-series-move-2024-25-season-strike-metlock-dr-wolf-doc-rescue-hi-surf-poppas-house-st-denis-1235597159/\|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 1, 2024, the name change from ''Dr. Wolf'' to ''Brilliant Minds'' was announced.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Andreeva\|first=Nellie\|title=Upfronts 2024: Pilot Buzz & Other Development Updates In Another Atypical Broadcast Cycle\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/upfronts-2024-pilots-development-abc-cbs-nbc-fox-1235899211/\|work=Deadline Hollywood\|date=May 1, 2024\|access-date=May 1, 2024\|archive-date=August 3, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803201238/https://deadline.com/2024/05/upfronts-2024-pilots-development-abc-cbs-nbc-fox-1235899211/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The show was given a 13 episode, season 1 order.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Foutch \|first1=Haleigh \|title='Brilliant Minds' Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Air? Zachary Quinto stars as a neurologist in the NBC series inspired by the life of Oliver Sacks \|url=https://www.thewrap.com/brilliant-minds-release-date-time-episodes-schedule/ \|access-date=4 October 2024 \|agency=The Wrap \|date=30 September 2024}}</ref>

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2024 American medical drama TV series

Brilliant Minds

Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Michael Grassi
Starring	Zachary Quinto Tamberla Perry Ashleigh LaThrop Alex MacNicoll Aury Krebs Spence Moore II Teddy Sears Donna Murphy
Composer	Joseph Trapanese
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Michael Grassi Andy Serkis DeMane Davis Greg Berlanti Henrik Bastin Jonathan Cavendish Lee Toland Krieger Leigh London Redman Melissa Aouate Sarah Schechter Will Tennant
Producers	Zachary Quinto Carl Ogawa Mohan Mandali Michael Wray
Cinematography	Pierre Gill
Editors	Nicholas Wong Gaston Jaren Lopez Finnian Murray
Running time	43 minutes
Production companies	Berlanti Productions 1107 Productions 72nd Street Fabel Entertainment The Imaginarium Universal Television Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 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. It premiered on September 23, 2024.

Cast

Main

Zachary Quinto as Oliver Wolf, an attending neurologist at Bronx General Hospital
Tamberla Perry as Carol Pierce, the chair of psychiatry
Ashleigh LaThrop as Ericka Kinney, a first-year resident
Alex MacNicoll as Van Markus, a first-year resident
Aury Krebs as Dana Dang, a first-year resident
Spence Moore II as Jacob Nash, a first-year resident
Teddy Sears as Josh Nichols, the chair of neurosurgery at Bronx General Hospital

Recurring

Donna Murphy as Muriel Landon, Wolf's mother, the chief medical officer
Alex Ozerov-Meyer as John Doe
Rainbow Sun Francks as Morris Allen
Julia Chan as Alison Whitaker
Mandy Patinkin as Noah Wolf, a family care doctor who develops a mentor relationship with his son Oliver.
- Gray Powell plays a younger Noah Wolf in flashback scenes.

Guest

André De Shields as Harold
Steve Howey as Wyatt James
Sammi Hanratty as Bridget
Brendan Hines as Simon
Susan Bay Nimoy as June Sullivan

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	Lee Toland Krieger	Michael Grassi & Alex Berger	September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23)	T15.10168	3.92
2	"The Disembodied Woman"	Lee Toland Krieger	Michael Grassi	September 30, 2024 (2024-09-30)	T13.25102	3.46
3	"The Lost Biker"	DeMane Davis	Sara Saedi & Ryan Knighton	October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07)	T13.25103	3.30
4	"The Blackout Bride"	Deborah Kampmeier	Davia Carter & Daniela Lamas	October 14, 2024 (2024-10-14)	T13.25104	3.09
5	"The Haunted Marine"	Charles Randolph-Wright	Aisha Bhoori & Will Ewing	October 21, 2024 (2024-10-21)	T13.25105	3.12
6	"The Girl Who Cried Pregnant"	Jordan Canning	Stasia Demick & William Yu	October 28, 2024 (2024-10-28)	T13.25106	2.63
7	"The Man From Grozny"	David Katzenberg	Michael Grassi & Shannon Looney	November 11, 2024 (2024-11-11)	T13.25107	2.63
8	"The Lovesick Widow"	James DeWille	Sara Saedi	November 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)	T13.25108	2.98
9	"The Colorblind Painter"	Dawn Wilkinson	Davia Carter & Ryan Knighton	November 25, 2024 (2024-11-25)	T13.25109	2.75
10	"The First Responder"	Maggie Kiley	Stasia Demick & William Yu	December 2, 2024 (2024-12-02)	T13.25110	2.82
11	"The Other Woman"	Sudz Sutherland	Daniela Lamas & Will Ewing	December 9, 2024 (2024-12-09)	T13.25111	2.52
12	"The Doctor Whose World Collapsed"	Harry Jierjian	Sara Saedi & Davia Carter	January 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)	T13.25112	2.82
13	"The Man Who Can't See Faces"	DeMane Davis	Michael Grassi	January 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)	T13.25113	2.54

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. However, Fox did not go forward with the project. On January 24, 2023, the show's development was moved to NBC; 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. Production companies involved with the series are Grassi Productions, Berlanti Productions, Fabel Entertainment, The Imaginarium, Universal Television, and Warner Bros. Television.

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

Casting

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

Filming

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

Broadcast

Brilliant Minds premiered on September 23, 2024, on NBC.

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." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of *Brilliant Minds*
No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	September 23, 2024	0.3/3	3.92	—	—	—	—
2	"The Disembodied Woman"	September 30, 2024	0.3/3	3.46	—	—	—	—
3	"The Lost Biker"	October 7, 2024	0.3/3	3.30	—	—	—	—
4	"The Blackout Bride"	October 14, 2024	0.2/2	3.09	0.2	1.99	0.4	5.08
5	"The Haunted Marine"	October 21, 2024	0.3/3	3.12	0.2	2.02	0.5	5.15
6	"The Girl Who Cried Pregnant"	October 28, 2024	0.2/2	2.64	0.1	1.88	0.4	4.52
7	"The Man From Grozny"	November 11, 2024	0.2/2	2.63	0.1	2.00	0.3	4.63
8	"The Lovesick Widow"	November 18, 2024	0.2/2	2.98	0.2	1.68	0.3	4.66
9	"The Colorblind Painter"	November 25, 2024	0.3/3	2.75	0.1	1.95	0.4	4.70
10	"The First Responder"	December 2, 2024	0.3/3	2.82	0.1	1.81	0.4	4.63
11	"The Other Woman"	December 9, 2024	0.2/2	2.52	0.1	1.77	0.3	4.29
12	"The Doctor Whose World Collapsed"	January 6, 2025	0.2/3	2.82	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
13	"The Man Who Can't See Faces"	January 6, 2025	0.2/3	2.54	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

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