Common Side Effects (2025)

Genre

science fiction, comedy drama, conspiracy fiction, adventure television series, adult animated television series, satirical television series

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 10 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 313 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An adult animated series about a pharmaceutical conspiracy involving a mysterious drug. The story follows characters caught up in corporate intrigue and government cover-ups.

darkly comicsuspensefulsatiricalfast-pacedquirkyconspiratorialabsurdistedgy

What happens

Common Side Effects is an American adult animated television series created by Joe Bennett and Steve Hely for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim. It was produced by Bandera Entertainment, with key crew members of King of the Hill involved in production. The pilot episode premiered privately at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2024 and publicly a month later at Adult Swim's San Diego Comic-Con panel. The series premiered on Adult Swim on February 2, 2025, and has an encore broadcast on the network's Toonami programming block. The series has been renewed for a second season, which will premiere in 2027. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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