Common Side Effects is an upcoming American adult animated television series created by Joseph Bennett and Steve Hely for Adult Swim.
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| Created by | Joseph Bennett Steve Hely[1] |
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| Composer | Nicholas Snyder |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
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| Editor | Tony Christopherson |
| Running time | 23–26 minutes |
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| Network | Adult Swim |
The series was first premiered at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2024, but was publicly announced at San Diego Comic-Con on July 26, 2024.[3][4][5] The series is set to premiere on February 2, 2025.[5]
Premise
editThe show follows two high school friends, Marshall and Frances, who reconnect and discover a new kind of drug that can allegedly cure all illnesses. In the process, they also uncover a conspiracy involving Reutical Pharmaceutical, Inc., one of the largest pharmaceutical companies and the government to suppress all knowledge of said drug.[2]
Characters
edit- Marshall Kusso (voiced by Dave King) is the protagonist of the series and was friends with Frances in high school.
- Frances Applewhite (voiced by Emily Pendergast) is an employee of Reutical Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Marshall's high school labmate and friend.
- Agents Copano (voiced by Joseph Lee Anderson) and Harrington (voiced by Martha Kelly) are best friends who work for the Drug Enforcement Administration. Kelly describes Harrington as "goofy but is very pragmatic about [her] job.", while Copano is described by Anderson as someone who is "big on conspiracy theories" and who likes to "connect dots when they probably should not be connected."[6]
- Rick Kruger (voiced by Mike Judge) is the incompetent chief executive officer of Reutical and the show's antagonist.
References
edit- ^ "Common Side Effects". Green Street Pictures. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (June 16, 2023). "Mike Judge, Greg Daniels Land Animated Series at Adult Swim". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (July 9, 2024). "Adult Swim Brings 'Rick and Morty: The Anime,' AEW Wrestlers and More to Comic-Con 2024". TheWrap. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Deckelmeier, Joe (August 21, 2024). "SDCC 2024 Interview: Common Side Effects Team Previews New Adult Swim Series". ScreenRant. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Hibberd, James (December 12, 2024). "Mike Judge Takes on Big Pharma in 'Common Side Effects' Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
- ^ Deckelmeier, Joe (August 21, 2024). "SDCC 2024 Interview: Common Side Effects Team Previews New Adult Swim Series". YouTube. Retrieved September 2, 2024.