Common Side Effects: Pilot

March 14, 2025 11:26 PM - Season 1, Episode 1

Former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the government to suppress knowledge of a rare mushroom that could cure all disease. [adult swim] [full episode]

THR: 'Common Side Effects' Review: Adult Swim's Animated Conspiracy Thriller About Big Pharma Is a Whole Vibe - "Mike Judge and Greg Daniels executive produce the half-hour series about a rare mushroom with near-infinite healing properties, from creators Joe Bennett ('Scavengers Reign') and Steve Hely."

posted by kliuless (4 comments total)

ooh, been watching this since early on, and it's been a lot of fun!
posted by DoctorFedora at 12:10 AM on March 15

As someone who absolutely loved the criminally cancelled Scavengers Reign, it should come as no surprise that I think this new show is terrific. It's got elements of Breaking Bad, The Big Lebowski, paranoid 70s thrillers, and much more. The animation style is cool, the writing is top notch, the voice acting perfect (although Mike Judge's character is basically Hank Hill if Hank had somehow climbed the corporate ladder.) The only thing I hate is having to wait a week for each new episode.
posted by gwint at 12:06 PM on March 15 [1 favorite]

This starts kind of slow, but I’m invested now. Not at all the laugh-fest the trailer made it seem, tho Mike Judge’s character’s blissed out commentary is hilarious. Plus the theme song slaps.
posted by hototogisu at 5:49 PM on March 15

Martha Kelly is in it. That's more than enough for me.
posted by Halloween Jack at 9:26 PM on March 15