Brilliant Minds has added to its slate of Season 2 guest stars.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Porsha Williams is set for a guest appearance in the premiere episode, it was revealed Thursday. Throughout the season, audiences will also see Connor Tomlinson, Molly Bernard and Laura Vandervoort in guest roles.
In Episode 1, Williams will play Bitsy, an affluent Upper West Side housewife who sees Dr. Carol Pierce at her private practice. She knows all the gossip about everyone, on every medical board in New York City.
She will be joined by Vandervoort, who is set to play Cynthia Grudko, an MMA fighter’s wife raising two kids. When her husband Tommy starts experiencing strange symptoms, Cynthia fights by advocating for his health – even when his coach might not agree.
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In Episode 2, Bernard will play Lauren Brooks, a young professional looking for love who finds herself in her worst nightmare: she has a mental health crisis while filming a reality dating show… and everyone is watching.
Episode 3 will feature Tomlinson as Tom, who lives in a group home and has an affinity for the spy genre. He crosses our doctors while they’re out investigating a medical mystery.
Season 2 of Brilliant Minds premieres in September. These new guest stars will appear alongside incoming series regulars Al Calderon, Brian Altemus and John Clarence Stewart.
Inspired by the life and work of author and physician Oliver Sacks, Brilliant Minds follows Dr. Oliver Wolf (Zachary Quinto), a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist, and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier – the human mind – while grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
The cast also includes Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears and Donna Murphy. Bellamy Young also recently joined as a recurring guest star.
Williams is repped by Karen Kinney Entertainment, United Talent Agency, Fox Rothschild LLP, and align Public Relations. Bernard is represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Jill Fritzo Public Relations. Tomlinson is repped by Sasha Nicole at The Shine Side. Vandervoort is repped by The Characters Talent Agency.