How many episodes are in Brilliant Minds?

Brilliant Minds has 20 episodes in this listed season.

When does Brilliant Minds premiere?

Brilliant Minds premieres on 2025-09-22.

Is Brilliant Minds a new series?

Brilliant Minds is a returning series (Season 2).

Brilliant Minds(2024)

Archived · NBC

7.1

TV-1420 eps

S02

Drama

Dr. Oliver Wolf, a gifted neurologist, applies his unconventional approach to treating puzzling psychological cases.

Feels like

case-of-the-weekbrain psychologyunconventional doctorworkplace rivalry

ON AIR: SEP 22Season 2Archived listing

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