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Brain Games

2011–2020 · 8 seasons

A playful, interactive science show that turns perception and attention into clever party tricks you can try at home.

Genres
Documentary, Comedy, Reality
Starring
Jason Silva, Neil Patrick Harris, Keegan-Michael Key
Overview
Get ready to have your mind messed with! "Brain Games" is a groundbreaking series that uses interactive experiments, misdirection and tricks to demonstrate how our brains create the illusion of seamless reality through our memory, through our sensory perception, and how we focus our attention.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
  • Sky Go
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Genres
Documentary, Comedy, Reality
Starring
Jason Silva, Neil Patrick Harris, Keegan-Michael Key
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • science
  • education
  • identity
  • media
  • technology
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • anthology
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
documentary, comedy, reality
Starring
Jason Silva, Neil Patrick Harris, Keegan-Michael Key, Cara Santa Maria, Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Ted Danson, Drew Brees
Length
8 seasons, 65 episodes, 60 min each
Network
National Geographic
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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