Deadline has reported a date for Brilliant Minds’s last six episodes of season two. The medical drama is said to return to Wednesday, May 27 at 8 p.m.
According to Deadline, in these last episodes, the guest roles are Ed Begley Jr. (Better Call Saul, Strange Darling), Anne Archer (The Dropout, Narrow Margin), Mamie Gummer (We Were Liars, The Ward), and Ana Ortiz (Goosebumps, Devious Maids). Begly Jr. is said to be seen in episode #220, playing Duke, who struggles to hang onto the past memories that define him. He wants to make amends with his son before they drift away. Meanwhile, Archer is going to be Bonnie, who is stepping into the future she thinks she deserves but must face reality. Gummer on the other hand, will appear in episode #217 as Regan, who is a psychiatric patient that trusts no one except Wolf. Ortiz will be in the last and final episode of the season, playing an ex-convict who wants to go back to how things were, no matter the cost.
Deadline notes that Brilliant Minds once had a 10 p.m. time slot on Wednesdays, but was put on hold after six episodes as NBC concentrated on its full coverage of the Winter Olympics in February.
According to Deadline, the series is inspired by the life and work of Dr. Oliver Sacks (The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat, Gratitude). Dr. Oliver Wolf, played by Zachary Quinto (Star Trek, Margin), is a neurologist with unorthodox methods to treating his patients. He and his team of interns treat issues of the mind while working to heal their own mental health issues.
Deadline also mentions that the other stars are Tamberla Perry (APB, They Cloned Tyrone), Ashleigh LaThrop (Utopia, Uncle John), Alex MacNicoll (Day 13, Last Rampage), Aury Krebs (Triple Threat, Pink and Blue), Spence Moore II (Back on the Ship, Going Place), Teddy Sears (Curve, The Client List), Donna Murphy (The Gilded Age, Spider-man 2), John Clarence Stewart (Hats Off to Love, What/If), Brian Altemus (Grand Army, Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always), and Al Calderon (He’s All That, Hello Again).
Michael Grassi (Africa Mia, Riverdale) is the writer and producer, according to Deadline. Greg Berlanti (Fly Me to the Moon, Love, Simon), Sarah Schechter (Moonshot, Pan), Leigh London Redman (Gotham Knights, Dead Boy Detectives), Lee Toland Krieger (The Age of Adaline, The Vicious Kind), DeMane Davis (Sisters In Cinema, Lift), Jasmine Russ (Season, Bosch: Legacy), Henrik Bastin (American Odyssey, 100 Code), Jonathan Cavendish (Animal Farm, Breathe), Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings, Animal Farm), and Shefali Malhoutra (The Ex-Wife, The Lady) also produce.