Maniac

Synopsis

Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they're assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently. Things do not go as planned.

First Air Date: 2018-09-21

Last Air Date: 2018-09-21

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 10

Created By: Patrick Somerville, Cary Joji Fukunaga

Networks: Netflix

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Top Cast

Emma Stone as Annie Landsberg
Jonah Hill as Owen Milgrim
Sonoya Mizuno as Dr. Azumi Fujita
Justin Theroux as Dr. James K. Mantleray
Sally Field as Dr. Greta Mantleray
Kathleen Choe as 3
Danny Hoch as 5
James Monroe Iglehart as Carl
Dai Ishiguro as Head Control Tech
Allyce Beasley as 11

Seasons

Limited Series (2018)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Chosen One! (2018-09-21)

Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Owen is the black sheep of the wealthy Milgrim clan. After losing his job, he enrolls in an experimental drug trial.
Ep. 2: Windmills (2018-09-21)

When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study.
Ep. 3: Having a Day (2018-09-21)

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.
Ep. 4: Furs by Sebastian (2018-09-21)

After taking the B pill, Annie and Owen find themselves on 1980s Long Island entangled in a strange caper involving a lemur.
Ep. 5: Exactly Like You (2018-09-21)

Annie and Owen are Arlie and Ollie, grifters attending a séance at the mysterious Neberdine mansion in the 1940s.
Ep. 6: Larger Structural Issues (2018-09-21)

Azumi tells James the whole truth about the study's snags and urges him to call his estranged mother, an esteemed therapist.
Ep. 7: Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill (2018-09-21)

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.
Ep. 8: The Lake of the Clouds (2018-09-21)

Annia and Ellia continue their quest, and Owen's mafioso father pressures him to protect the family. Greta counsels a bereaved Gertie.
Ep. 9: Utangatta (2018-09-21)

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.
Ep. 10: Option C (2018-09-21)

After the subjects are discharged, James and Azumi face Neberdine's CEO. Owen and Annie part ways -- until a startling headline sparks a reunion.