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Animation · Drama · Comedy

Common Side Effects

2025- 2 seasons 10 episodes ongoing
77 Pulse
8.5 IMDb
One evening 4 hours
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Plot

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.

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Credits

Created by: Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely

Cast: Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee Anderson, Sue Rose

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