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Miniseries – Maniac

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Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim are two strangers who are drawn to the late stages of a mysterious pharmaceutical trial. Each has a different reason for participating in the experiment -- she is disaffected and aimless, fixated on broken relationships with her mother and sister, while he has struggled throughout his life with a disputed diagnosis of schizophrenia. The radical treatment, using pills that the inventor claims can repair anything about the mind, draws Annie, Owen and 10 other subjects into a three-day drug trial that they're told will permanently solve all of their problems, with no complications or side effects. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned.
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Critics Consensus

Maniac enthralls with its dazzling visuals, adventurous narrative, and striking performances from both Emma Stone and Jonah Hill.

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Lauren Carroll Harris Guardian 07/24/2019
With grimy futuristic production design a la Blade Runner and Alien, Maniac actually has something profound to say about the alienation of people today. Go to Full Review Jen Chaney New York Magazine/Vulture 05/15/2019
[Maniac] is wild, audacious, addictive, and teeters so precariously between reality and fantasy that the audience will immediately question what's real and what isn't. Go to Full Review Allison Keene Collider 05/15/2019
3/5
When Maniac is good, it's funny, affecting, and fascinating; when it's not good, it's like having a conversation with a student in a Psych 101 class who wants to tell you about a dream they had last night and what it might mean. Go to Full Review Gael Fashingbauer Cooper CNET 04/06/2023
A weird, sad yet ultimately uplifting miniseries. Go to Full Review Therese Lacson Nerdophiles 03/03/2021
There are holes in the plot, questions left unanswered, and a simple desire to just learn more. But, the ending leaves us satisfied. Go to Full Review Victor Pineyro Seventh Art Studio 08/30/2020
6/10
It encompasses so much it's confusing. Extremely well acted and visually stunning, feels like a not so well executed Black Mirror episode. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Valentina G @Valen001 Feb 2 I loved this miniseries… it was funny and sad and scary. Super interesting concept and the situations were so ridiculous but so interesting. I recommended it to anyone See more Taylor H. @TH0809 Jan 3 I don’t really get the title. And the first episode should have been done differently. That was the weakest episode imo. I think we should have met Emma Stone first, because she brought the energy and momentum. But everything after that was really zany and fun and interesting. The retro vibe was cool. The series broached some challenging topics in small doses, making them digestible. This is a good series for grieving a loss. I enjoyed the psychology themes. We need more stuff like this that isn’t afraid to venture outside of cookie cutter. See more Sarah G @SG083 Dec 28 Started off really strong but the story seemed to get lost along the way. A lot of the dream sequences felt like the actors were just messing around with different ideas that they wanted to try. Emma Stone was really good and I liked Jonah Hill too, but some of the other characters felt forced. Not for me. See more Christopher R Jul 2 This may be the best performance of both their careers. Just watched it a second time. Still the best short form show from that year. Then she went even weirder and won and Oscar just after this. Or twelve. Where is Jonah's artsy Oscar flick eh? We're waiting. See more Nashville I. @Nshvlleindie Jun 28 This will not be for everybody. Maniac walks a strange line between Monty Phthon dystopia, and romantic niceness a la Eternal Sunshine. Nobody will love it a lot…but the story has a weight of meaningfulness to it. What seriously saves this show is the music from Dan Romer that contrasts the story’s fearfulness with an unexpected sense of bliss. The intro and endings were both well thought out, and the middle act had a good idea, but the writers let the middle act ramble on badly without keeping things relevant or concise. See more giulia d 01/10/2025 Quirky series, dystopian/sci-fi themes but mainly commentary about isolation, alienation and grief. Really enjoyed it, some character writing could have been better but worth a watch! See more Read all reviews
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Patrick Somerville

Creator

Emma Stone

Annie Landsberg

Jonah Hill

Owen Milgrim

Justin Theroux

Dr. James K. Mantleray

Sonoya Mizuno

Dr. Fujita

Gabriel Byrne

Porter Milgrim

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 21, 2018 The Chosen One! Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Owen is the black sheep of the wealthy Milgrim clan; after losing his job, he enrolls in an experimental drug trial. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 21, 2018 Windmills When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 21, 2018 Having a Day 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. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 21, 2018 Furs by Sebastian After taking the B pill, Annie and Owen find themselves on 1980s Long Island entangled in a strange caper involving a lemur. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 21, 2018 Exactly Like You Annie and Owen are Arlie and Ollie, grifters attending a séance at the mysterious Neberdine mansion in the 1940s. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 21, 2018 Larger Structural Issues Azumi tells James the whole truth about the study's snags and urges him to call his estranged mother, an esteemed therapist. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 21, 2018 Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill 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. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 21, 2018 The Lake of the Clouds Annia and Ellia continue their quest, and Owen's Mafioso father pressures him to protect the family; Greta counsels a bereaved Gertie. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 21, 2018 Utangatta 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. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 21, 2018 Option C After the subjects are discharged, James and Azumi face Neberdine's CEO; Owen and Annie part ways -- until a startling headline sparks a reunion. Details

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Season Info

Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Creator
Patrick Somerville
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 21, 2018
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