Maniac (2018)
"The mind can be solved."
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.
Creator
Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Cary Joji Fukunaga
Network
Netflix
Episodes
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.
Windmills
When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study.
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.
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.
Exactly Like You
Annie and Owen are Arlie and Ollie, grifters attending a séance at the mysterious Neberdine mansion in the 1940s.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Trailer
Details
Original Title
Maniac
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
10
Production
Anonymous Content, Paramount Television Studios
