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Maniac

7.3/10 1,075 votes
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Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they're assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently. Things do not go as planned.

Created by:
Patrick Somerville, Cary Joji Fukunaga
Cast:
Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Sonoya Mizuno, Justin Theroux
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
Netflix

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Still from The Chosen One! E01

Episode 1

★ 6.8

The Chosen One!

2018-09-21 · 41m

Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Owen is the black sheep of the wealthy Milgrim clan. After losing his job, he enrolls in an experimental drug trial.

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Episode 2

★ 7.4

Windmills

2018-09-21 · 47m

When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study.

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Still from Having a Day E03

Episode 3

★ 7.3

Having a Day

2018-09-21 · 42m

Muramoto notices irregularities in Annie and Owen's data. He questions Owen, who recalls the worst night of his life: his brother's engagement party.

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Episode 4

★ 7.6

Furs by Sebastian

2018-09-21 · 38m

After taking the B pill, Annie and Owen find themselves on 1980s Long Island entangled in a strange caper involving a lemur.

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Episode 5

★ 7.3

Exactly Like You

2018-09-21 · 40m

Annie and Owen are Arlie and Ollie, grifters attending a séance at the mysterious Neberdine mansion in the 1940s.

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Episode 6

★ 7.2

Larger Structural Issues

2018-09-21 · 40m

Azumi tells James the whole truth about the study's snags and urges him to call his estranged mother, an esteemed therapist.

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Episode 7

★ 6.9

Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill

2018-09-21 · 27m

Owen and Annie take the C pill. No longer connected, he belongs to a Mafia family, and she's a medieval guide hired by an ailing elf princess.

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Episode 8

★ 7.4

The Lake of the Clouds

2018-09-21 · 29m

Annia and Ellia continue their quest, and Owen's mafioso father pressures him to protect the family. Greta counsels a bereaved Gertie.

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Episode 9

★ 7.8

Utangatta

2018-09-21 · 45m

Owen and Annie meet again as a disgraced Icelandic spy and a CIA operative who helps him. Greta implores James to shut down the trial.

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Episode 10

★ 7.7

Option C

2018-09-21 · 38m

After the subjects are discharged, James and Azumi face Neberdine's CEO. Owen and Annie part ways -- until a startling headline sparks a reunion.

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Cast

Emma Stone

Emma Stone

Annie Landsberg

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Owen Milgrim

Sonoya Mizuno

Sonoya Mizuno

Dr. Azumi Fujita

Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux

Dr. James K. Mantleray

Sally Field

Sally Field

Dr. Greta Mantleray

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