Pure Genius (originally titled Bunker Hill) is an American medical drama television series created by Jason Katims, starring Augustus Prew and Dermot Mulroney. The show was ordered at the CBS upfronts 2016 to air in the network's 2016-17 TV schedule. The series was picked up on May 13, 2016, and premiered on October 27, 2016. On November 21, 2016, CBS announced that it would not order more episodes than the 13 episodes commissioned. The production for the first season wrapped on December 15, 2016, and the remaining commissioned episodes were broadcast for the remainder of its run.
On May 17, 2017, Pure Genius was cancelled after one season by CBS.
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Premise
James Bell is a Silicon Valley billionaire who dreams of building a hospital with ultimate cutting-edge technology to treat rare and incurable diseases. He partners with a maverick surgeon, Dr. Walter Wallace, who leads the effort in clearing out the bureaucracy of medicine, and focus on forward thinking, advancing technology, and saving lives--at no cost to the patient.
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Cast and characters
- Augustus Prew as James Bell, a Silicon Valley tech billionaire who opens Bunker Hill.
- Dermot Mulroney as Dr. Walter Wallace
- Odette Annable as Dr. Zoe Brockett, double board-certified doctor of pediatrics and critical care.
- Reshma Shetty as Dr. Talaikha Channarayapatra, Neurosurgeon.
- Aaron Jennings as Dr. Malik Verlaine, head of the Ehub which does remote monitoring of patients.
- Ward Horton as Dr. Scott Strauss, a Catholic Priest
- Brenda Song as Angie Cheng
Episodes
Reception
Critical reception
Pure Genius has received generally mixed reviews from television critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 24% "rotten" rating based on 21 professional reviews, while it holds a 78% user (non-critic) rating. The website's consensus reads, "Pure Genius is weighed down by stereotypical doctor drama trappings, suffocating its chances of bringing anything compelling and entertaining to the genre." Metacritic reported a score of 43 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On IMDB Pure Genius holds a 7.3/10 rating based on 2301 user reviews.
Possible cancellation
On November 21, both Variety and Deadline Hollywood reported that CBS had not ordered new episodes of Pure Genius beyond the initial 13-episode run. While not officially cancelled and no decision has yet been announced on season 2, and CBS has not cancelled the time spot prior to completing airing of the last nine episodes, Variety reports that typically "most new broadcast series launched in fall that do not see their initial episode order extended are not ultimately renewed for second seasons."
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References
External links
- Official website
- Pure Genius on IMDb
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