Maniac
- Black comedy
- Psychological drama
- Science fiction
- Surrealism
- TV-MA
Two strangers, Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim, connect during a mind-bending pharmaceutical trial conducted by Neberdine Pharmaceutical Biotech. Set in a retro-future New York City, the trial involves three pills designed to "repair" the mind, leading participants through shared hallucinations and vivid dream sequences where they must confront their internal struggles and past traumas.
Released: 2018-09-21
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Creator:
Patrick Somerville
Producers:
Patrick Somerville
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Michael Sugar
Doug Wald
Jonah Hill
Emma Stone
Pal Kristiansen
Anne Kolbjørnsen
Espen Huseby
Writers:
Patrick Somerville
Caroline Williams
Nick Cuse
Mauricio Katz
Amelia Gray
Danielle Henderson
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Editors:
Tim Streeto
Pete Beaudreau
Cinematography:
Darren Lew
Music:
Dan Romer
Production:
Parliament of Owls
Rubicon TV
Anonymous Content
Paramount Television
Network: Netflix
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Characters
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The Chosen One!
Owen Milgrim joins a pharmaceutical trial where he meets the mysterious Annie.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer:
Patrick Somerville
Released: 2018-09-21
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Windmills
Annie blackmails her way into the trial and relives a traumatic memory involving her sister.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer:
Patrick Somerville
Released: 2018-09-21
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Having a Day
A sudden death in the lab leads to a hardware malfunction that links Annie and Owen's subconscious.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers:
Patrick Somerville
Caroline Williams
Released: 2018-09-21
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Furs by Sebastian
Annie and Owen share a fantasy as a 1980s married couple on a mission to rescue a stolen lemur.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers:
Patrick Somerville
Nick Cuse
Released: 2018-09-21
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Exactly Like You
The pair find themselves as 1940s con artists attending a séance at a mysterious estate.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers:
Caroline Williams
Mauricio Katz
Released: 2018-09-21
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Larger Structural Issues
As the scientists investigate the subjects' connection, the computer GRTA begins to experience grief.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers:
Patrick Somerville
Nick Cuse
Released: 2018-09-21
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Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill
Annie enters a fantasy epic as a half-elf ranger, while Owen dreams of being a mobster.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers:
Amelia Gray
Danielle Henderson
Released: 2018-09-21
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The Lake of the Clouds
Their fantasies merge as they reach the "Lake of the Clouds," while GRTA attempts to keep them trapped.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers:
Mauricio Katz
Nick Cuse
Released: 2018-09-21
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Utangatta
In a final shared dream, Annie and Owen work together to stop the system and confront their traumas.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer:
Patrick Somerville
Released: 2018-09-21
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Option C
The trial concludes, and the participants face the aftermath of the experiment as they attempt to move forward with their lives.
Director:
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers:
Patrick Somerville
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Released: 2018-09-21
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