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Series · 2016 · Drama

Pure Genius

Tech giant. Medical pioneer.

★6.5 2016 1 Season Jason Katims TV-MA

A young Silicon Valley tech-titan enlists a veteran surgeon with a controversial past in starting a hospital with a cutting-edge, new school approach to medicine.

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 13 episodes

Pilot

Episode 01

Pilot

Oct 27, 2016 · 43 min

Silicon Valley tech titan James Bell enlists Dr. Walter Wallace, an exceptional veteran surgeon with a controversial past, to run his state-of-the-art hospital with an ultramodern approach to medicine.

It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silk Surgery

Episode 02

It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silk Surgery

Nov 3, 2016 · 43 min

Malik and Zoe don't see eye to eye when it comes to using a revolutionary procedure involving spider silk to save a boy's crushed legs versus the safer route of amputation. Elsewhere, James, Walter and Talaikha care for a young woman in desperate need of a liver transplant who, to their surprise, is reluctant to accept a donation from her estranged father.

You Must Remember This

Episode 03

You Must Remember This

Nov 10, 2016 · 43 min

James wants to treat a police officer who suffered a brain injury in a car crash and lost all of his memories with a cutting-edge method to recode his brain; at the same time, an obese woman is given an appetite suppression sensor; and Zoe tries to erase security footage of her kiss with Malik.

Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery

Episode 04

Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery

Nov 17, 2016 · 43 min

When James' beloved elementary school teacher is diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, he tries to employ a risky robotic surgery to save her, an approach with which Walter disagrees. Also, a military veteran blinded in combat and riddled with guilt refuses Zoe and Talikha's high-tech treatment that could restore his vision.

Fire and Ice

Episode 05

Fire and Ice

Nov 24, 2016 · 43 min

James convinces a hockey player with a severe spinal injury to undergo risky surgery that could enable him to walk again. Also, James invites Walter’s wife, FDA executive Julianna Wallace, to Bunker Hill to persuade her to approve a new skin bio-printing trial.

Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem

Episode 06

Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem

Dec 1, 2016 · 43 min

Walter and the Bunker Hill surgeons must perfect a revolutionary remote surgery when someone on the International Space Station needs an emergency procedure.

A Bunker Hill Christmas

Episode 07

A Bunker Hill Christmas

Dec 8, 2016 · 43 min

When a young leukemia patient comes to Bunker Hill in need of a miracle, James hopes a new t-cell cancer treatment will save her life, as her optimism inspires him to become a better person.

Around the World in Eight Kidneys

Episode 08

Around the World in Eight Kidneys

Dec 15, 2016 · 43 min

James and the Bunker Hill surgeons attempt to make medical history with the largest chain of internationally paired kidney donations ever, comprised of eight simultaneous organ transplants and 16 surgeries.

Grace

Episode 09

Grace

Jan 1, 2017 · 43 min

When a young man comes to Bunker Hill ravaged by a drug-resistant strain of HIV, James attempts a radical anti-viral treatment. Also, Walter must work quickly when his daughter’s best friend contracts a fatal flesh-eating bacteria, and James makes a connection with Louis Keating’s nurse.

Hero Worship

Episode 10

Hero Worship

Jan 5, 2017 · 43 min

When a woman arrives at Bunker Hill with a mysterious lung ailment, James is conflicted after he connects other respiratory cases in her area to possible contamination from a microchip factory owned by his hero, tech guru Douglas Prescott.

Touch and Go

Episode 11

Touch and Go

Jan 12, 2017 · 43 min

James and Zoe work to help a teenage girl with a rare skin blistering disorder, employing radical treatments to heal her skin in time for her to attend her school prom. Also, as Louis Keating’s GSS condition gets worse, James is tempted to use his experimental cure to save him.

I Got This

Episode 12

I Got This

Jan 19, 2017 · 43 min

Talaikha and Malik treat Georgia Ray, one of the world’s biggest pop stars and friend of James’s, for laryngeal cancer, but when gold particles and microsurgery reveal more cancer than expected, they incur the singer’s wrath when her vocal chords and career are threatened.

Lift Me Up

Episode 13

Lift Me Up

Jan 26, 2017 · 43 min

Angie tries to target her mother’s illness using radical nanobot technology, but she looks to Scott for help when her mother prefers using traditional methods. Also, when a graffiti artist with a clotting disorder falls from a bridge, Walter, Malik and Zoe attempt to use suspended animation to stop his internal bleeding.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 6.5 /10

based on 87 votes

Synopsis

A young Silicon Valley tech-titan enlists a veteran surgeon with a controversial past in starting a hospital with a cutting-edge, new school approach to medicine.

Drama

Cast

7 principal cast

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Dr. Walter Wallace

Augustus Prew

Augustus Prew

James Bell

Odette Annable

Odette Annable

Dr. Zoe Brockett

Reshma Shetty

Reshma Shetty

Dr. Talaikha Channarayapatra

Aaron Jennings

Aaron Jennings

Dr. Malik Verlaine

Ward Horton

Ward Horton

Dr. Scott Strauss

Brenda Song

Brenda Song

Angie Cheng

Where to watch Pure Genius

Pure Genius is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The drama from Jason Katims, Sarah Watson has 1 season and 13 total episodes, rated 6.5/10 by 87 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Pure Genius have?

Pure Genius has 1 season with 13 episodes in total.

Is Pure Genius still on the air?

The current status of Pure Genius is: Canceled.

What network airs Pure Genius?

Pure Genius airs on CBS.

When did Pure Genius first air?

Pure Genius first aired on October 27, 2016.

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