Almost all of The Bright Sessions episodes are done in a sort of found footage format, such as Dr. Bright's audio notes during patient sessions, voicemail or phone conversations, and personal voice recordings of the characters.
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
Episode No. | Title | In-Universe Date[1] | Release Date |
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1 | Patient #12-D-10 (Sam), Session 1 | January 7, 2016 | October 27, 2015 |
Session 1 with Samantha Barnes, a young woman with a Level 10, Class D ability. She found me through the ad I placed in the paper offering "therapy for the strange and unusual". | |||
2 | Patient #11-A-7 (Caleb), Session 9 | January 10, 2016 | November 7, 2015 |
Session 9 with a 16 year old empath. The patient has been having some difficulty at school but a fellow student may provide an opportunity for him to gain better understanding of his ability. | |||
3 | Patient #13-A-3 (Chloe), Session 1 | January 12, 2016 | November 15, 2015 |
Session 1 with Chloe Turner, the daughter of the first atypical I ever met. Her mother said she has been having difficulties in college and is concerned that Chloe may also be atypical. | |||
4 | Patient #12 (Sam), Session 2 | January 14, 2016 | November 29, 2015 |
Session 2 with the time traveler, Samantha Barnes. After returning from one of her time trips last session, she left quickly - I was surprised, but relieved, that she made another appointment. | |||
5 | Patient #11 (Caleb), Session 10 | January 17, 2016 | December 6, 2015 |
Session 10 with a teenage empath. His continued exposure to a fellow student may help him learn to control his ability. | |||
6 | Patient #13 (Chloe), Session 2 | January 19, 2016 | December 13, 2015 |
Session 2 with a twenty-year old mind reader. While initially resistant to the idea of hearing other's thoughts, the more she talks about her ability, the more she is able to believe that diagnosis. | |||
7 | Patient #12 (Sam), Session 4 | January 28, 2016 | December 27, 2015 |
Session 4 with a time traveler who has yet to gain control of her ability. I have only observed her ability in action once, but I hope to change that. | |||
8 | Patient #11 (Caleb), Session 13 | February 7, 2017 | January 3, 2016 |
Session 13 with this Level 7 empath. Though he still has difficulty balancing strong emotions, he is learning to control his ability better and may soon be downgraded to a Level 6. | |||
9 | Patient #13 (Chloe), Session 5 | February 9, 2017 | January 10, 2016 |
Session 5 with a telepath. The patient has been steadily gaining more control of her power over the past month and I may soon be able to categorize her as a Level 4. |
Season 2[]
Episode No. | Title | In-Universe Date[1] | Release Date |
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10 | Patient #5-E-3 (Damien), Session 30 | February 9, 2016 | March 2, 2016 |
Session 30 (session 29? 31?) with my highest risk patient. | |||
11 | Patient #11 (Caleb), Session 15 | February 28, 2016 | March 9, 2016 |
Session 15. | |||
12 | Patient #12 (Sam), Session 6 | March 3, 2016 | March 16, 2016 |
Session 6 (5? Check records) with Patient #12 - unscheduled but very welcome. | |||
13 | Patient #13 (Chloe), Session 6 | March 8, 2016 | March 23, 2016 |
Session 6 with Patient #13 - we took an unscheduled month off but I think we can get back on track quickly. | |||
Mini Episode #1 | The Voicemail of Dr. Bright | April 1, 2016 | March 28, 2016 |
Voice messages left on Dr. Bright's answering machine on a Friday. | |||
14 | Patient #12 (Sam), Session 9 | April 2, 2016 | March 30, 2016 |
Session 9 with patient twelve - she called me last night and left a strange, excited message. I gather something out of the ordinary has happened on one of her trips. | |||
15 | Patient #11 (Caleb), Session 9 | April 3, 2016 | April 6, 2016 |
Session 19 with one of my teenage patients. He had big plans this weekend to tell a friend about his ability and seemed quite nervous about it. | |||
Mini Episode #2 | For SB | April 4, 2016 | April 8, 2016 |
Hopefully this will make things clearer for you, Sam. Just press play - JB. | |||
16 | Patient #13 (Chloe), Session 7 | April 5, 2016 | April 13, 2016 |
Session 7 with a mind reader. I am hopeful that she might assist me with my meeting next week. | |||
17A | ID 46942 - Asset #43 | April 15, 2016 | April 20, 2016 |
Part 1 of 2. | |||
17B | Patient #13 (Chloe), "Session" 8 | April 15, 2016 | April 27, 2016 |
Part 2 of 2. | |||
Mini Episode #3 | Stakeout #1 | April 15, 2016 | April 29, 2016 |
Friday, 4pm | |||
18 | Patient #12 (Sam), Personal Meeting | April 21, 2016 | May 4, 2016 |
Not an official session - more of a personal meeting. | |||
19 | ID 46942 - Log 426 | April 22, 2016 | May 11, 2016 |
Personal log 426 (summary of quarterly meetings) | |||
20 | Stakeout #2 | May 2, 2016 | May 18, 2016 |
Monday, 4:30pm | |||
21 | tuesday, coffee w/ Sam | May 17, 2016 | May 25, 2016 |
2:30pm, @ that cafe on oak. | |||
22 | Telephone | June 17-18, 2016 | June 1, 2016 |
Phone conversations from approximately 12:30 AM on Friday to 12pm on Saturday. | |||
23 | Patient #11 (Caleb), Emergency Session | June 18, 2016 | June 8, 2016 |
Emergency session at the patient's request. | |||
24 | Zero Hour | July 2, 2016 | June 15, 2016 |
Saturday, July 2nd. |
Sam Mini Episodes (in between Seasons 2 and 3)[]
Note: On some listening platforms, all "For Mark" mini-episodes are combined into one episode.
Episode No. | Title | In-Universe Date[1] | Release Date |
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Mini Episode #4 | For Mark #1 | July 4, 2016 | July 26, 2016 |
July. | |||
Mini Episode #5 | For Mark #2 | August 10, 2016 | August 10, 2016 |
August. | |||
Mini Episode #6 | For Mark #3 | August 31, 2016 | August 31, 2016 |
September. | |||
The Intrusion | September 9, 2016 | September 15, 2016 | |
A visitor appears. Note: cross-over episode with ars PARADOXICA |
Season 3[]
Episode No. | Title | In-Universe Date[1] | Release Date |
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25 | Asset 43, Meetings 1-6 | July 8, 2016 July 22, 2016 August 5, 2016 August 19, 2016 September 2, 2016 |
October 19, 2016 |
Disciplinary Meetings 1-6 with Asset 43. | |||
26 | Patient #11- (Caleb), Session 40 | September 4, 2016 | November 2, 2016 |
Session 40, September. | |||
27 | Mark, August | August 24, 2016 | November 16, 2016 |
August, somewhere off I-80. | |||
28 | Patient #13 (Chloe) + Friend | September 13, 2016 | November 30, 2016 |
Truncated session with Patient #13 before a new patient came in. He defies my usual categories. | |||
29 | Sam, September 13th | September 13, 2016 | December 14, 2016 |
Sam returns and we catch up on the past few months. | |||
Mini Episode #7 | Caleb, 9/16 | September 16, 2016 | December 21, 2016 |
Caleb asked me to meet him at the park and well...I'll probably delete this later. Maybe. | |||
30 | Friday, 9/23/16 | September 23, 2016 | December 27, 2016 |
Personal audio notes from Friday, September 23rd, 2016 - OAG | |||
31 | friday, studio time w/ the gang | September 23, 2016 | January 11, 2017 |
september 23rd, 2016 | |||
32 | Damien, September | September 23, 2016 | January 25, 2017 |
For Joanie - hopefully she can help. | |||
33 | September 24th, 2016 | September 24, 2016 | March 1, 2017 |
Phone calls and recordings from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon. | |||
34 | Frank | September 28, 2016 | March 15, 2017 |
My first full session with Frank Sawyer (non-atypical/atypical-adjacent). | |||
Mini Episode #8 | September 30th, 2016 | September 30, 2016 | March 22, 2017 |
On the road home. | |||
35 | Patient #13 (Chloe), Truncated Session | October 2, 2016 | March 29, 2017 |
My latest conversation with Chloe was interrupted by a series of visitors. | |||
Mini Episode #9 | sunday, after my session | October 2, 2016 | April 5, 2017 |
walking whatshisface home w/ Sam | |||
36 | Patient #11 (Caleb), Session 44 | October 2, 2016 | April 12, 2017 |
A less than normal session, due to the events that transpired directly before. | |||
37 | Patient #14-A-8 (Rose), Session 2 | November 3, 2016 | April 26, 2017 |
November 3rd - second session with my newest patient. | |||
38 | Telephone 2 | November 10-11, 2016 | May 10, 2017 |
Phone conversations from November 10th through November 11th... | |||
39 | Safe House Part I | November 11, 2016 | May 24, 2017 |
Audio from the safe house on Friday, November 11th. Note: Please be advised this episode contains violence. | |||
40 | Safe House Part II | November 11, 2016 | June 7, 2017 |
Audio from the safe house on Friday, November 11th. Note: Please be advised this episode contains the aftermath of violence, discussion of self-harm, and intense psychological distress. |
Season 4[]
Episode No. | Title | In-Universe Date[1] | Release Date |
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41 | Birthday | January 4, 2017 | October 18, 2017 |
A series of interruptions hamper the celebration of another year. | |||
42 | Subject #E-307 | January 9, 2017 | November 1, 2017 |
Two months of logs from Subject #E-307.
Note: Please be advised this episode contains mentions of suicide, kidnapping, and emotional abuse. | |||
43 | Former Patient (#11-A-7) | January 12, 2017 | November 15, 2017 |
Caleb stops by the office. | |||
44 | Patient #14 (Rose), Session 7 | January 19, 2017 | November 29, 2017 |
Session 7 with my dreamwalking patient. | |||
45 | Chloe | January 23, 2017 | December 13, 2017 |
Chloe struggles with recent events and makes an appointment. | |||
46 | Damien | February 2, 2017 | December 27, 2017 |
Damien adjusts to his new way of life. | |||
47 | Adam | February 3, 2017 | January 10, 2018 |
Adam looks in from the outside. | |||
48 | Mark | February 3, 2017 | January 24, 2018 |
Mark tries to move forward. | |||
49 | Movie Night | March 8, 2017 | March 7, 2018 |
The gang tries to have a normal night in. | |||
50 | Rose | March 8, 2017 | March 21, 2018 |
Rose falls asleep and goes for a walk. | |||
51 | Wadsworth | March 20, 2017 | April 4, 2018 |
Ellie has a strange day. | |||
52 | Caleb | April 8, 2017 | April 18, 2018 |
Caleb goes looking for some advice. | |||
53 | Sam | April 10, 2017 | May 2, 2018 |
Sam's past and present catch up with her.
Note: This episode depicts anxiety attacks and emotional distress. Listener discretion is advised. | |||
54 | Telephone 3 | April 10, 2017 | May 16, 2018 |
Phone conversations from the evening of April 10th. | |||
55 | The AM | April 11, 2017
April 12, 2017 |
May 30, 2018 |
Discoveries and changes are made. | |||
56 | Dr. Bright | April 23, 2017 | June 13, 2018 |
Dr. Bright packs up her office. |
The Bright Sides (Bonus Episodes)[]
Episode No. | Title | In-Universe Date | Release Date |
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1 | Patient #10-E-2 (Myra) | October 7, 2015 | July 16, 2018 |
*Please be advised that this episode contains brief mentions of drug abuse, suicidal thoughts, and child abuse.* Written by Julia Morizawa. Performed by Julia Morizawa & Jasika Nicole. | |||
2 | Patient #3-B-2 (Melanie) | July 6, 2014 | August 20, 2018 |
Dr. Bright conducts a therapy session over Skype. Written by Anna Lore. Performed by Julia Morizawa & Shelby Young. | |||
3 | Patient #8-C-6 (Austin) | March 17, 2016 | September 17, 2018 |
Dr. Bright sometimes has a hard time seeing one of her less frequent patients. Written by Jordan Cope & Briggon Snow. Performed by Julia Morizawa & Michael Felix. | |||
4 | Patient #7-B-3 (Lou) | March 3, 2015 | October 15, 2018 |
A younger patient causes some problems with Dr. Bright's session recordings. Written by Eli Barraza. Performed by Julia Morizawa & Eli Barraza. | |||
5 | Patient #9-A-2 (Victor) | December 20, 2016 | November 19, 2018 |
Dr. Bright gets a visit from an old patient with an unreliable ability. Written by Caitlin Schneiderhan. Performed by Julia Morizawa & Sean T. Krishnan. | |||
6 | Patient #4-A-5 (Arthur) | December 12, 2013 | December 17, 2018 |
Dr. Bright makes a house call. Written by Gabriel Urbina. Performed by Julia Morizawa & Zach Valenti. Sound designed by Mischa Stanton. | |||
7 | Patient #2-B-4 (Rory) | October 11, 2013 | January 21, 2019 |
Dr. Bright finally has a reason to use her fire extinguisher. Written & sound designed by Mischa Stanton. Performed by Julia Morizawa & Sammi Lappin | |||
8 | Patient #6-C-1 (Niko) | May 17, 2014 | February 18, 2019 |
Dr. Bright has a session with a patient feeling a little... grey. Written by Aron Brown. Performed by Julia Morizawa & Aron Brown. | |||
9 | Patient #1-A-5 (Vanessa) | April 25, 2017 | March 18, 2019 |
Dr. Bright gets a visit from her oldest Atypical friend. *This episode contains discussion of infant death. Listener discretion advised.* |
TBS Spin-Offs[]
The AM Archives[]
Episode No. |
Title |
In-Universe Date |
Release Date |
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1 | People Like You | September 25, 2017 | April 23, 2019 |
Agent Jackson Crawford's first day at a new job doesn't go as planned. | |||
2 | The Electric Man | September 25, 2017 | May 1, 2019 |
Lockdown. | |||
3 | The Grand Tour | October 6, 2017 | May 8, 2019 |
A familiar face tours the facilities while Joan and Sam butt heads. | |||
4 | Homecoming | October 9, 2017 | May 15, 2019 |
Jackson settles in, Agent Green decides on a big change, and Joan struggles with the past. | |||
5 | Choices | October 12, 2017 | May 22, 2019 |
The team confronts some difficult choices regarding Alex and the serum. | |||
6 | Decisions | October 13, 2017 | May 29, 2019 |
Amidst Tier 5 clearout plans and Dr. Sharpe's ticking time bomb, the Order makes an offer. | |||
7 | The Right Way | October 13, 2017 | June 5, 2019 |
Mark straps in. | |||
8 | Think Twice | October 13, 2017 | June 12, 2019 |
Dr. Bright and Helen have a session. | |||
9 | Lights Out | October 13, 2017 | June 19, 2019 |
The tables turn in the dark. | |||
10 | Echoes | October 13, 2017 | June 26, 2019 |
Sam discovers what's past is prologue. | |||
Order & Chaos, Chapter 1 | Barba Tenus Sapientes | September 28, 2017 | July 1, 2019 |
Lee has tea with Percy. | |||
11 | Beggars Can't Be Choosers | October 13, 2017 | July 3, 2019 |
Mags and Jackson face new problems as Helen makes her demands. | |||
Order & Chaos, Chapter 2 | Non Ducor Duco | October 7, 2017 | July 8, 2019 |
Lee and Michal discuss the egg. | |||
12 | Collision Course | October 13, 2017 | July 10, 2019 |
Joan is hunted. | |||
Order & Chaos, Chapter 3 | Ad Meliora | October 11, 2017 | July 15, 2019 |
Percy and Michal cause a problem in Serbia. | |||
13 | Ghosts | October 14, 2017 | July 17, 2019 |
No supply for deadly demands and Helen's games go unchecked. | |||
Order & Chaos, Chapter 4 | Tabula Rasa | October 11, 2017 | July 22, 2019 |
Sarai and Marguerite make themselves known in “The Pocket Dimension.” | |||
14 | Bad Blood | October 14, 2017 | July 24, 2019 |
The team's plan walks a knife's edge. | |||
15 | I Can Die When I'm Done | October 14, 2017 | July 31, 2019 |
The eleventh hour. | |||
16 | People Like Us | October 14, 2017 | August 7, 2019 |
Endings and beginnings. |
The College Tapes[]
Episode No. | Title | In-Universe Date | Release Date |
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1 | Qui Tu Vis Esse | September 30, 2020
October 1, 2020 October 2, 2020 |
September 30, 2020 |
It's the fall semester of Senior year, and things are getting weird at Yale. When Adam comes across something he shouldn't have inside his favorite library, he makes a decision to reach back into his past. | |||
2 | Insolita Res | September 30, 2020 | September 30, 2020 |
It's another day at BU for Caleb. He's got his college friends, a new freshman to take under his wing, and he's doing what he can to keep his past in the past. But Caleb doesn’t feel ready for the year of big decisions he has ahead of him, especially with what happened over the summer. To top it all off, a call from his ex makes things even more complicated. | |||
3 | Audiam Campanis | October 2, 2020
October 3, 2020 |
October 2, 2020 |
It's an awkward reunion when Caleb arrives at Yale. But when bells toll, Atypical suspicions storm, and the unexplainable sends Caleb and Adam into a night they'll never forget. | |||
4 | Malus Denarius | October 6, 2020
October 7, 2020 |
October 6, 2020 |
Oliver returns to Boston - and to Mark - bringing secrets, a sketchy arranged meeting, and a lot of baggage with him. | |||
5 | Infernum Septimana | October 12, 2020
October 13, 2020 October 14, 2020 October 15, 2020 October 16, 2020 |
October 14, 2020 |
Over the course of a week back in Boston, Caleb deals with the aftermath of his weekend with Adam, talks through a bombshell with Frankie, and tries to get life back to normal...but where is Ben? | |||
6 | Motalis Deorum | October 17, 2020
October 18, 2020 |
October 17, 2020 |
Adam arrives in Boston and things are tense between him and the BU friends... but nowhere near as tense as between him and Caleb. But with their friend missing, they have to shove their feelings aside and focus. | |||
7 | Caduceus | October 18, 2020 | October 18, 2020 |
Caleb and Adam each seek advice from the formidable female figures in their lives and are reluctant to visit the place that might have some answers: The AM. | |||
8 | Non Facius Malum | October 18, 2020
October 19, 2020 |
October 18, 2020 |
Research in Adam's favorite library is the least of his and Caleb's problems when space and time decide to throw a wrench into everything. | |||
9 | Librum De Spirituum | October 9, 2020
October 12, 2020 October 18, 2020 October 19, 2020 |
October 19, 2020 |
Oliver can't get his head out of a book, diving deep into its secrets, safety be damned. | |||
10 | Iterum Et Iterum | October 20, 2020 | |
With the adults in the picture, and the gang from Boston soon on their way to Yale, Caleb and Adam try to find peace amidst the chaos. | |||
11 | Spiritus Libri | October 21, 2020 | |
Caleb sneaks out to meet a new acquaintance and secrets are revealed. | |||
12 | In Solis Lunae | October 21, 2020 | |
Caitlin struggles to deal with a series of revelations that threaten to upend everything she knows. | |||
13 | Praeteritum Sanctum | October 21, 2020 | |
Painful memories come to light and life. | |||
14 | Omnis Abditus | October 21, 2020 | |
The adults have everything under control...except they don't. | |||
15 | In Nocte Cantet | October 30, 2020 | |
Alone and frustrated, Adam decides to take matters into his own hands. | |||
16 | Ex Quo | October 31, 2020 | |
Caitlin tries to put the pieces together on her own and gets too close to secrets that someone would do anything to protect. | |||
17 | In Tenebris | October 31, 2020 | |
With another friend missing, the students form a search party that unearths more than they bargained for. | |||
18 | Amor Vincit | October 31, 2020 | |
Caleb and Oliver grapple with the book and themselves, and Caleb makes a big decision that comes at a cost. | |||
19 | A Verbis Ad Verbera | October 31, 2020 | |
Caleb and Adam; past, present and future laid to bare on the eve of a day that could change everything forever. | |||
20 | Ad Meliora | November 1, 2020 | |
Caleb and Adam and the gang confront Blackwell and his disciples on Halloween, putting new beginnings in danger, and old threats into view of a full moon. |