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Brilliant Minds

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Brilliant Minds
GenreMedical drama
Created byMichael Grassi
Starring
ComposerJoseph Trapanese
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes17
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
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 23, 2024 (2024-09-23) –
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. In May 2025, the series was renewed for a second season; which premiered on September 22, 2025.[2][3]

Cast and characters

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Main

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  • Zachary Quinto as Oliver Wolf (named after Oliver Wolf Sacks), an attending physician in Neurology at Bronx General Hospital
    • Ted Sutherland as teenaged Oliver Wolf[4]
    • Jaden Waldman as young Oliver Wolf[4]
  • Tamberla Perry as Carol Pierce, the chair of psychiatry who is Wolf's best friend
  • Ashleigh LaThrop as Ericka Kinney, a first-year resident in Neurology
  • Alex MacNicoll as Van Markus, a first-year resident in Neurology (season 1, recurring season 2)
  • Aury Krebs as Dana Dang, a first-year resident in Neurology
  • Spence Moore II as Jacob Nash, a first-year resident in Neurology (season 1, recurring season 2)
  • Teddy Sears as Josh Nichols, the chair of neurosurgery who becomes Wolf's lover
  • Brian Altemus as Charlie Porter, a new second-year resident in Neurology (season 2)[5]
  • John Clarence Stewart as Anthony Thorne, an attending physician in the emergency department (season 2)[5]
  • Al Calderon as Nurse Scotty Silva (season 2)[6]

Recurring

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  • Donna Murphy as Muriel Landon, Wolf's mother, the chief medical officer at Bronx General Hospital.
  • Alex Ozerov-Meyer as John Doe
  • Mishel Prada as Katie Rodriguez
  • Rainbow Sun Francks as Morris Allen
  • Julia Chan as Alison Whitaker
  • Dorrett White as Nurse Carter
  • Mandy Patinkin as Noah Wolf, a family medicine physician who develops a mentor relationship with his son Oliver.[7]
    • Gray Powell plays a younger Noah in flashbacks.
  • Bellamy Young as Amelia Frederick (season 2), a clinical director of Hudson Oaks Behavioral Health Services Facility[8]

Guest

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Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
113September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23)January 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)
222[11]September 22, 2025 (2025-09-22)TBA

Season 1 (2024–25)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Lee Toland KriegerMichael Grassi & Alex BergerSeptember 23, 2024 (2024-09-23)T15.101683.92[12]
22"The Disembodied Woman"Lee Toland KriegerMichael GrassiSeptember 30, 2024 (2024-09-30)T13.251023.46[13]
33"The Lost Biker"DeMane DavisSara Saedi & Ryan KnightonOctober 7, 2024 (2024-10-07)T13.251033.30[14]
44"The Blackout Bride"Deborah KampmeierDavia Carter & Daniela LamasOctober 14, 2024 (2024-10-14)T13.251043.09[15]
55"The Haunted Marine"Charles Randolph-WrightAisha Bhoori & Will EwingOctober 21, 2024 (2024-10-21)T13.251053.12[16]
66"The Girl Who Cried Pregnant"Jordan CanningStasia Demick & William YuOctober 28, 2024 (2024-10-28)T13.251062.63[17]
77"The Man From Grozny"David KatzenbergMichael Grassi & Shannon LooneyNovember 11, 2024 (2024-11-11)T13.251072.63[18]
88"The Lovesick Widow"James DeWilleSara SaediNovember 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)T13.251082.98[19]
99"The Colorblind Painter"Dawn WilkinsonDavia Carter & Ryan KnightonNovember 25, 2024 (2024-11-25)T13.251092.75[20]
1010"The First Responder"Maggie KileyStasia Demick & William YuDecember 2, 2024 (2024-12-02)T13.251102.82[21]
1111"The Other Woman"Sudz SutherlandDaniela Lamas & Will EwingDecember 9, 2024 (2024-12-09)T13.251112.52[22]
1212"The Doctor Whose World Collapsed"Harry JierjianSara Saedi & Davia CarterJanuary 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)T13.251122.82[23]
1313"The Man Who Can't See Faces"DeMane DavisMichael GrassiJanuary 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)T13.251132.54[23]

Season 2 (2025)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [24]Directed byWritten byOriginal release date [24]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
141"Phantom Hook"Harry JierjianMichael Grassi & Sara SaediSeptember 22, 2025 (2025-09-22)T13.262012.23[25]
152"The Contestant"DeMane DavisAriana Jackson & Davia CarterSeptember 29, 2025 (2025-09-29)T13.262022.32[26]
163"The Witness"
"The Pusher"		Rob SeidenglanzDaniela Lamas & Greg MurrayOctober 6, 2025 (2025-10-06)TBA2.10[27]
174"Lady Liberty"Sudz SutherlandRyan McGarry & William YuOctober 13, 2025 (2025-10-13)TBATBD
185"Once Upon a Time in America"TBATBAOctober 20, 2025 (2025-10-20)TBATBD

Production

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Development

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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.[28] However, Fox did not go forward with the project. On January 24, 2023, the show's development was moved to NBC;[29] 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.[30] Production companies involved with the series are Grassi Productions, Berlanti Productions, Fabel Entertainment, The Imaginarium, Universal Television, and Warner Bros. Television.[31]

Brilliant Minds was moved to the 2024–25 season due to strike-related production delays.[32] On May 1, 2024, the name change from Dr. Wolf to Brilliant Minds was announced.[33] The show was given a 13 episode, season 1 order.[34] On May 12, 2025, NBC renewed the series for a second season.[2]

Casting

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On February 23, 2023, Zachary Quinto was cast to star.[35] In April 2023, Teddy Sears, Tamberla Perry, Alex MacNicoll, Spence Moore II, Aury Krebs, and Ashleigh LaThrop joined the main cast.[36][37] On November 28, 2023, Donna Murphy was cast in a recurring capacity.[38] In July 2025, Brian Altemus, John Clarence Stewart, and Al Calderon joined the cast as new series regulars for season 2, while Bellamy Young was cast in a recurring capacity.[5][8][6]

Filming

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Principal photography for the series began on April 8, 2024, and concluded on August 23, 2024, in Toronto, Canada.[39] Filming for the second season began on July 2, 2025 and is scheduled to conclude on March 31, 2026.[40]

Broadcast

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Brilliant Minds premiered on September 23, 2024, on NBC.[41] The second season premiered on September 22, 2025.[3] In Canada, the series airs on Citytv and is available to stream on Citytv+.[42]

Reception

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Critical response

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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating based on 17 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."[43] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[44]

Ratings

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Season 1

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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)		 Ref.
1 "Pilot" September 23, 2024 0.3/3 3.92 — — — — [12]
2 "The Disembodied Woman" September 30, 2024 0.3/3 3.46 — — — — [13]
3 "The Lost Biker" October 7, 2024 0.3/3 3.30 — — — — [14]
4 "The Blackout Bride" October 14, 2024 0.2/2 3.09 0.2 1.99 0.4 5.08 [15]
5 "The Haunted Marine" October 21, 2024 0.3/3 3.12 0.2 2.02 0.5 5.15 [16]
6 "The Girl Who Cried Pregnant" October 28, 2024 0.2/2 2.64 0.1 1.88 0.4 4.52 [17]
7 "The Man From Grozny" November 11, 2024 0.2/2 2.63 0.1 2.00 0.3 4.63 [18]
8 "The Lovesick Widow" November 18, 2024 0.2/2 2.98 0.2 1.68 0.3 4.66 [19]
9 "The Colorblind Painter" November 25, 2024 0.3/3 2.75 0.1 1.95 0.4 4.70 [20]
10 "The First Responder" December 2, 2024 0.3/3 2.82 0.1 1.81 0.4 4.63 [21]
11 "The Other Woman" December 9, 2024 0.2/2 2.52 0.1 1.77 0.3 4.29 [22]
12 "The Doctor Whose World Collapsed" January 6, 2025 0.2/3 2.82 0.1 1.06 0.3 3.89 [23]
13 "The Man Who Can't See Faces" January 6, 2025 0.2/3 2.54 0.1 1.16 0.3 3.70 [23]

Season 2

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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)		 Ref.
1 "Phantom Hook" September 22, 2025 0.2/2 2.23 — — — — [25]
2 "The Contestant" September 29, 2025 0.2/2 2.32 — — — — [26]
3 "The Witness" October 6, 2025 0.1/1 2.10 — — — — [27]

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