Pure Genius (OV)

2016
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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 Pilot
10/27/16
Season-only
Tech billionaire James Bell recruits Dr. Walter Wallace, an expert surgeon with a controversial past, to run his state-of-the-art hospital. During the trial period, Wallace and the staff use innovative methods to treat a coma patient and a pregnant woman with a tumor. Wallace is inspired by what James has built, but the tech genius has a hidden agenda.
2 It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silky Surgery
11/3/16
Season-only
When a car accident shatters a young boy’s legs, Malik and Zoe attempt a risky procedure using an experimental material. James and Wallace bicker over how to treat a patient whose life depends on an estranged family member. Meanwhile, Angie tries to decipher the enigmatic Scott.
3 You Must Remember This
11/10/16
Season-only
When a car accident leaves a police officer with amnesia and the regressed personality of a young child, the team turns to James's coding ability to crack the mystery. Meanwhile, Zoe and Scott search for a weight loss solution to help a morbidly obese woman.
4 Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery
11/17/16
Season-only
Dr. Wallace and James butt heads over who has the final say when it comes to treating patients. When James brings in his former teacher for knee surgery, the rudimentary procedure reveals an urgent medical concern. Meanwhile, Zoe and Talaikha seek to help a blind war veteran regain his sight. © 2016 Universal Television LLC and CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
5 Fire and Ice
11/24/16
Season-only
During a team-building night at a hockey game, the Bunker Hill staff must leap into action when a player suffers a serious injury. Later, James tries to coax Wallace’s wife, an FDA officer, into approving a controversial procedure to help a single mother with severe facial burns. © 2016 Universal Television LLC and CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
6 Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem
12/1/16
Season-only
James arranges for a mock surgery on the International Space Station, but the publicity stunt turns into a medical emergency. When an engaged couple checks in with severe food poisoning, Zoe and Malik turn to the E-Hub to prevent an infectious outbreak of E. coli. © 2016 Universal Television LLC and CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
7 A Bunker Hill Christmas
12/8/16
Season-only
The Bunker Hill staff needs a Christmas miracle to help a beloved teenage patient with a terminal form of leukemia. Meanwhile, the staff develops a ground-breaking new procedure to help a patient suffering from debilitating seizures.
8 Around the World in Eight Kidneys
12/15/16
Season-only
The Bunker Hill staff attempts the largest paired kidney transplant in history, but the chain is threatened when one of the donors must choose between giving her kidney and performing ballet in Paris. Meanwhile, Zoe and Malik struggle with how to handle their relationship in the workplace. © 2016 Universal Television LLC and CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
9 Grace
1/3/17
Season-only
James and Scott attempt a groundbreaking procedure to save a disheartened patient suffering from an advanced form of AIDS. Meanwhile, Wallace fights to save his daughter's friend from an aggressing form of flesh-eating bacteria. © 2016 Universal Television LLC and CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
10 Hero Worship
1/12/17
Season-only
The Bunker Hill staff builds an artificial lung for a patient suffering from a vicious lung disease, the cause of which may be linked to one of James's heroes. Meanwhile, Zoe and Scott turn to virtual reality to treat a seemingly healthy young man who can no longer walk. © 2016 Universal Television LLC and CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
11 Touch And Go
1/12/17
Season-only
Wallace and Malik attempt to map a patient's entire genome to determine the cause of his unusual symptoms. Meanwhile, James, Zoe and Talaikha search for a way to help a teenage girl reduce the pain of her rare skin disease so that she can attend prom. © 2016 Universal Television LLC and CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
12 I Got This
1/19/17
Season-only
When a pregnant heroin addict delivers her baby prematurely, Wallace and Zoe utilize an artificial womb in an effort to save the child. Meanwhile, the team searches for a way to treat a famous singer's throat cancer without ruining her voice. Worried about her ill mother, Angie asks Scott to perform an exam. © 2016 Universal Television LLC and CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
13 Lift Me Up
1/26/17
Season-only
When a graffiti artist suffers a life-threatening fall, the Bunker Hill staff puts him in a state of suspended animation to attempt multiple surgeries at the same time. Angie must convince her ill mother to gamble on Bunker Hill's innovative treatment. Meanwhile, James's disregard of the rules threatens to alienate Wallace and endanger Bunker Hill's future. © 2016 Universal Television LLC and CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

About this show

From Jason Katims, executive producer of "Parenthood," "Friday Night Lights" and "The Path," comes "Pure Genius," an inspiring medical drama that follows Dr. Walter Wallace (Dermot Mulroney), a maverick surgeon with a controversial past who joins the staff of a cutting-edge hospital run by James Bell (Augustus Prew), a young billionaire tech genius. Under Bell's unorthodox leadership, no medical challenge is too complicated or too costly to undertake. Navigating complex cases using state-of-the-art technology, the enterprising staff seeks to revolutionize the field of medicine.
From Jason Katims, executive producer of "Parenthood," "Friday Night Lights" and "The Path," comes "Pure Genius," an inspiring medical drama that follows Dr. Walter Wallace (Dermot Mulroney), a maverick surgeon with a controversial past who joins the staff of a cutting-edge hospital run by James ...