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Common Side Effects
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Dave King
Marshall Cuso (voice)
10 eps
Emily Pendergast
Frances Applewhite (voice)
10 eps
Mike Judge
Rick Kruger (voice)
10 eps
Martha Kelly
Agent Harrington (voice)
10 eps
Joseph Lee Anderson
Agent Copano (voice)
10 eps
Alan Resnick
Zane (voice)
3 eps
Lin Shaye
Sonia (voice)
3 eps
Shalita Grant
Susan (voice)
6 eps
Andy Daly
Mysterious Passenger (voice)
2 eps
Nicolas Cantu
Tommy (voice)
1 eps
Timothy Simons
Test Subject 3 (voice)
3 eps
Bob Stephenson
Connor (voice)
3 eps
Jon Foor
Hoang (voice)
3 eps
Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Cecily (voice)
7 eps
Sue Rose
Hildy (voice)
8 eps
Shannon Woodward
Amelia (voice)
8 eps
Danny Huston
Jonas Backstein (voice)
6 eps
Ben Feldman
Nick (voice)
8 eps
Steve Hely
Rusty (voice)
6 eps
Christine Ko
Kiki (voice)
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Common Side Effects actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Common Side Effects reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Spectacle.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Hildy
Marshall visits an old mentor as new pressures mount.
- Directed by Vincent Tsui
- Written by Emma Barrie
S01E10
Raid
Dangerous forces converge on Marshall's camp.
- Directed by Camille Bozec
- Written by Steve Hely
S01E01
Pilot
Marshall meets his old high school classmate Frances and lets her in on a world-changing secret.
- Directed by Camille Bozec
- Written by Steve Hely, Joseph Bennett
S01E09
Cliff's Edge
Marshall's mushroom project grows out of hand.
- Directed by Vincent Tsui
- Written by Sophie Kriegel
S01E04
Dumpsite
Frances tracks down Marshall in an unlikely location.
- Directed by Camille Bozec
- Written by Jean Kyoung Frazier
S01E02
Lakeshore Limited
Marshall's forced on the run as the DEA pursues him.
- Directed by Sean Buckelew
- Written by Steve Hely
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08
Amelia & Wyatt
- Directed by Sean Buckelew
- Written by Daniel Schofield
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Steve Hely
Creator
Joseph Bennett
Showrunner
Mike Judge
Executive producer
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Suzanna Makkos
Executive producer
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Dustin Davis
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Benjy Brooke
Executive producer
Sean Buckelew
Executive producer
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Kelly Crews
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
James Merrill
Executive producer
Greg Daniels
Executive producer
Jean Kyoung Frazier
Writer
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Daniel Schofield
Writer
Karey Dornetto
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Sophie Kriegel
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Jon Foor
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Emma Barrie
Writer
Dave King
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Mike JudgeExecutive Producer
- Steve HelyExecutive Producer
- Jacey BradleyProducer
- Paige BoudreauxProducer
- Max MinorProducer
- Suzanna MakkosExecutive Producer
Writing
- Steve HelyWriter
- Jean Kyoung FrazierWriter
- Daniel SchofieldWriter
- Karey DornettoWriter
- Sophie KriegelWriter
- Jon FoorWriter
Direction
- Vincent TsuiDirector
- Sean BuckelewDirector
- Camille BozecDirector
Music
- Nicolas SnyderOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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