What’s left to say about this season of The Brink? It’s a show that wanted to be both a Strangelove-esque satire of…
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Cast
Jack Black (Alex Talbot)Tim Robbins (Walter Larson)Pablo Schreiber (Zeke Tilson)Aasif Mandvi (Rafiq Massoud)Maribeth Monroe (Kendra Peterson)Eric Ladin (Glenn Taylor)Geoff Pierson (Pierce Grey)Esai Morales (President Julian Navarro)Iqbal Theba (General Umair Zaman)Erick Avari (Hasan)Melanie Chandra (Fareeda)John Larroquette (Robert Kittredge)Carla Gugino (Joanne Larson)Lamont Thompson (Dougan)Ryan Cutrona (James Donaldson)Marshall Manesh (Rafiq Massoud Sr.)Meera Syal (Naeema)Leslie Awender (Aide to CIA Director)
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Creators
Roberto Benabib, Aasif Mandvi, Wes Jones, Sam Forman, Dave Holstein, Jack Kukoda, Kim Benabib
Synopsis
Top U.S. government and military scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.
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