Does Common Side Effects leave you hopeful?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Common Side Effects sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 68% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Common Side Effects violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 61% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Common Side Effects scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 59% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Common Side Effects easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Common Side Effects

Name: Common Side Effects
Genre: Animation, Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 2025
Rating: 8.471
Cast: Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee Anderson

Created by Steve Hely, Joseph Bennett

On Adult Swim

2025–2 seasons10 episodes23 min8.5 / 10

A darkly comedic conspiracy thriller about two former lab partners uncovering a pharmaceutical cover-up, balancing paranoia and optimism through playful irreverence.

Former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances begin to unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the federal government to suppress knowledge of a rare mushroom that may hold the key to curing all the world’s diseases.

Clusters

Bonded Partners, High-Stakes Capers Dark Schemes Behind Charming Facades Deception Games and Social Traps Comedy That Excavates Despair

Genres

Animation Drama Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Keywords

Mushroom Pharmaceutical Industry Dark Comedy Conspiracy Adult Animation Government Conspiracy Miracle Cure Comedy Thriller Optimistic

Where to watch

StreamHBO Max, Adult Swim, YouTube TV
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BuyApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

Questions people ask

Does Common Side Effects leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.
Is Common Side Effects sad? Not especially. Less sad than 68% of series.
Is Common Side Effects violent? Not especially. Less violent than 61% of series.
Is Common Side Effects scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 59% of series.
Is Common Side Effects easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.