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Common Side Effects

2025 · TV series

  • Animation
  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

About Common Side Effects

Common Side Effects is an American adult animated television series created by Joe Bennett and Steve Hely for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim. It was produced by Bandera Entertainment, with key crew members of King of the Hill involved in production. The pilot episode premiered privately at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2024 and publicly a month later at Adult Swim's San Diego Comic-Con panel. The series premiered on Adult Swim on February 2, 2025. The series has been renewed for a second season, which is set to premiere on January 24, 2027.

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Cast

  • Dave KingMarshall Cuso (voice)
  • Emily PendergastFrances Applewhite (voice)
  • Mike JudgeRick Kruger (voice)
  • Martha KellyAgent Harrington (voice)
  • Joseph Lee AndersonAgent Copano (voice)
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