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Season 1 – Pure Genius

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Young Silicon Valley billionaire James Bell is not one to sit idle and wait for things to happen, so building state-of-the-art Bunker Hill Hospital is the natural progression for his interest in treating rare medical conditions. His Chief of Staff Dr. Walter Wallace, a surgeon with a controversial past, leads a team of trailblazers that includes physician Zoe Brock, neurosurgeon Talaikha Channarayapatra, neurologist Scott Strauss, Malik Verlaine -- a former gang member who now dedicates his time to monitoring health in poor neighborhoods -- and 3-D printer programming expert Angie Cheng.

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Pure Genius — Season 1

Pure Genius — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Pure Genius is weighed down by stereotypical doctor drama trappings, suffocating its chances of bringing anything compelling and entertaining to the genre.

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Hank Stuever Washington Post 01/25/2019
D+
"Pure Genius" contains a message that still needs to be smoothed out. Go to Full Review Willa Paskin Slate 10/28/2016
I have no idea what happened in the making of Pure Genius, but it is impossible to tell that Katims was involved, on the level of performance or intelligence. Go to Full Review Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter 10/28/2016
Good hitters strike out, too, and Katims has whiffed very badly here. Go to Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media 10/28/2016
2/5
This medical drama is absurd in every possible way, but the fake medical devices and treatments it comes up with are amusing enough to give the proceedings some zing. Go to Full Review Matt Roush TV Insider 10/27/2016
At this point, it would take a true genius to revolutionize and refresh TV's medical genre, and this flat-lining series couldn't fall farther from that mark. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/16/2021 I loved this series! This sort of medical technology could change the medical world & give hope to so many suffering problems addressed by the sort of treatments propounded by this show. I rate it amazing & feel good See more 07/04/2020 It's already 2020 and I still think that the show is great! Bringing a lesson with every episode. It is a heart break when I knew that the show is cancelled. :-) See more 01/25/2018 I honestly loved this show and I’m sad it got cancelled. I loved the characters and the story lines. Each episode was great. It was such a feel good show. See more 03/10/2017 I hope they renew it and put it in a better time slot. I like the fact that they spend time on new cutting edge medicine (that is real or in development) that the other med shows and THAT is what makes it compelling to me as I am in healthcare. See more 02/12/2017 Amazing show, really enjoy the use of medicine with innovative technology. The show is a very interesting look to what medicine can be. See more 02/03/2017 Best TV series in years!!! See more Read all reviews
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Dermot Mulroney

Dr. Walter Wallace

Augustus Prew

James Bell

Odette Annable

Dr. Zoe Brockett

Reshma Shetty

Dr. Talaikha Channarayapatra

Aaron Jennings

Dr. Malik Verlaine

Ward Horton

Dr. Scott Strauss

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 27, 2016 Pilot Dr. Walter Wallace, an experienced surgeon with a contentious past, is enlisted by James Bell, a Silicon Valley tech titan, to run his state-of-the-art hospital. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 3, 2016 It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silk Surgery Malik is determined to use a new procedure with spider silk to save a young boy's crushed legs; a young woman resists getting a much needed liver transplant when she's told the donor is her estranged father. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 10, 2016 You Must Remember This James suggests a cutting-edge method for restoring a police officer's memories after the officer suffers a brain injury during a car crash; the team tries to help an obese woman with an appetite suppression device. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 17, 2016 Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery James employs risky robotic surgery to treat his elementary school teacher's aggressive form of cancer; a guilt-ridden combat veteran refuses high-tech treatment that could restore his lost vision. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 24, 2016 Fire and Ice James encourages a hockey player with a spinal injury to undergo risky surgery that might enable him to walk again; FDA executive Julianna Wallace is encouraged to approve a new skin bioprinting trial. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 1, 2016 Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem Walter and the Bunker Hill team must attempt a remote surgery when someone on the International Space Station needs an emergency procedure; the team takes advantage of social media to find the source of an E. coli outbreak. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 8, 2016 A Bunker Hill Christmas The optimism of a young leukemia patient inspires James to become a better person; James confesses his feelings for Zoe; Julianna's Christmas visit with Walter reveals the strain of their long-distance marriage. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 15, 2016 Around the World in Eight Kidneys James and the Bunker Hill surgical team try to make medical history with the largest chain of internationally paired kidney donations ever; Malik and Zoe decide to go on a real date. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 1, 2017 Grace James attempts a radical anti-viral treatment on a young man ravaged by a drug-resistant strain of HIV; Walter attempts to treat a girl with a fatal flesh-eating bacteria; James makes a connection with Keating's nurse. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 5, 2017 Hero Worship After a woman comes to Bunker Hill with a mysterious lung ailment, James ties other respiratory cases in her area to possible contamination from a microchip factory; a man can't walk despite his legs being in good condition. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 12, 2017 Touch and Go James and Zoe try radical treatments on a girl with a rare skin disorder in an attempt to heal her in time for her prom; James considers an experimental cure for Louis Keating's GSS condition; Malik is jealous of James and Zoe's special connection. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 19, 2017 I Got This Talaikha and Malik treat a pop star for laryngeal cancer; Angie's mother reluctantly goes to see Scott as a patient when she thinks she might be ill; James suspects that Louis Keating's GSS is getting worse. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 26, 2017 Lift Me Up Angie tries to target her mother's illness using a radical technology; Walter, Malik and Zoe attempt to use suspended animation to stop a man's internal bleeding; Julianna discovers that James used the unapproved GSS drug on Louis Keating. Details

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Season Info

Director
Michael Weaver, Norberto Barba, Michael Engler, Rosemary Rodriguez, Richard J. Lewis, Mark Piznarski, Dylan K. Massin, Dylan Massin, Jessica Yu, David Semel
Executive Producer
Jason Katims, David Semel, Michelle Lee
Screenwriter
Jason Katims, Jon Cowan, Julia Brownell, Meredith Averill, Yahlin Chang, Denise Hahn, Sarah Watson
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 27, 2016