Common Side Effects (2025)

Name: Common Side Effects
Released: 2025
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee Anderson

TV-MA 23m 7.2/10 IMDb

Animation Drama Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Creator: Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely

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

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation) Terminal illness

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Phobias & Sensory

Needles / medical procedures

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted) Overdose scenes

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Prime Video

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