Maniac
Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial for a drug that they're assured will, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, permanently solve all of their problems. Things do not go as planned.
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 40m
- Released
- 2018
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2018
Storyline
Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial for a drug that they're assured will, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, permanently solve all of their problems. Things do not go as planned.
Top credits
Emma Stone ā Annie Landsberg
Jonah Hill ā Owen Milgrim
Sonoya Mizuno ā Dr. Azumi Fujita
Justin Theroux ā Dr. James K. Mantleray
Did you know
ā¢ There are references throughout the series to previous test subjects being 'McMurphy'd'. This is a reference to the mental state that Jack Nicholson's character, of the same name, is left in at the end of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
ā¢ Based on The Norwegian series Maniac (2015).
ā¢ In several episodes, there is a reference to Cervantes and his book Don Quixote. In this book, a delusional knight fights his own hallucinations and tries to save the world, much like Owen who thinks he's the chosen one.
Episodes
10 episodes ā 1 seasons
User reviews
Polarizing, but for the right person this is a must see.
Intriguing story, fascinating world
Weird, but good weird.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1, 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
