Common Side Effects
Created by Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely
On Adult Swim
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
Essence
Ensemble
Dave King
Marshall Cuso (voice)
Emily Pendergast
Frances Applewhite (voice)
Mike Judge
Rick Kruger (voice)
Martha Kelly
Agent Harrington (voice)
Joseph Lee Anderson
Agent Copano (voice)
Alan Resnick
Zane (voice)
Lin Shaye
Sonia (voice)
Shalita Grant
Susan (voice)
Andy Daly
Christopher (voice)
Bob Stephenson
Connor (voice)
Timothy Simons
DEA Dispatcher (voice)
Nicolas Cantu
Tommy (voice)
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