Brilliant Minds: A New TV Show Based on Oliver Sacks
A new 13-part medical drama from NBC starring Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf. Inspired by case histories in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars, the show follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while grappling with their own relationships and mental health. Read more about the show here.
Starring: Zachary Quinto, Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears, Donna Murphy
Premieres on Monday September 23, 2024 at 10 PM, available to stream on Peacock the following day. For now, it’s available in the U.S. and Canada. We will be sure to let you know as other countries are added.
Read about the near-decade-long journey to translate Oliver Sacks’s life into NBC’s Brilliant Minds.
“The idea of a show that’s specifically focused on mental health and neurological issues is really unique to me… I feel deeply connected to telling stories right now that actually offer some sense of what brings us together as opposed to what separates us.” — Zachary Quinto
