Zachary Quinto returned to primetime in the 2024 TV schedule as star of NBC’s newest medical drama, and Brilliant Minds won’t be confused with other shows in the genre like Chicago Med , Grey’s Anatomy , and (certainly not) Doctor Odyssey . With a focus on neurology and based on the work of real-life author and neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks, the new show presented a chance for Quinto to step away from the kinds of characters he’s played on shows like Heroes and American Horror Story .
The actor opened up to CinemaBlend about that evolution and what attracted him to Brilliant Minds . Quinto plays Dr. Oliver Wolf, a brilliant neurologist who struggles with prosopagnosia, a.
k.a. face blindness, but doesn’t let anything stop him from fighting for his patients even when that means bending the rules to the point of breaking them.
His unconventional approach brought him to Bronx General Hospital in New York, working alongside his friend Dr. Carol Pierce and for his mother. All in all, nobody who watches will confuse Quinto as Wolf for him as Sylar on the original Heroes ! When I spoke with Zachary Quinto about his new NBC show (which you can stream with a Peacock subscription ), he shared what drew him to Brilliant Minds as a more grounded show compared to his other major TV gigs and the Star Trek franchise as Spock : First of all, the idea that it's based on Oliver Sacks, a real-life, inspiring, incredible, complicated person.
That was a real appeal for me. Also getting to.
