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Maniac
★ 7.3/10•2018•TV-MA•Comedy•Drama•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The mind can be solved.

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.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 21, 2018

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Chosen One!E141m

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.

Sep 21, 2018

Episode 2 - WindmillsE247m

Windmills

When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study.

Sep 21, 2018

Episode 3 - Having a DayE342m

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.

Sep 21, 2018

Episode 4 - Furs by SebastianE438m

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.

Sep 21, 2018

Episode 5 - Exactly Like YouE540m

Exactly Like You

Annie and Owen are Arlie and Ollie, grifters attending a séance at the mysterious Neberdine mansion in the 1940s.

Sep 21, 2018

Episode 6 - Larger Structural IssuesE640m

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.

Sep 21, 2018

Episode 7 - Ceci N'est Pas Une DrillE727m

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.

Sep 21, 2018

Episode 8 - The Lake of the CloudsE829m

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.

Sep 21, 2018

Episode 9 - UtangattaE945m

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.

Sep 21, 2018

Episode 10 - Option CE1038m

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.

Sep 21, 2018

Actors

Emma Stone

Emma Stone

Annie Landsberg

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Owen Milgrim

Sonoya Mizuno

Sonoya Mizuno

Dr. Azumi Fujita

Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux

Dr. James K. Mantleray

Sally Field

Sally Field

Dr. Greta Mantleray

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