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Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Common Side Effects: Season 1 on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!Equal parts conspiracy thriller, psychedelic mystery, tender character study and action stimulant, Common Side Effects is a series for the here and now: a gripping us versus them adventure where the sides slyly keep changing.
That “Common Side Effects” takes him seriously as a hero — albeit in the spirit of quirky action-comedy — suggests that we are dealing with an unusual specimen here. The series is created by Steve Hely, whose comedy credits include “Veep” and “The Office,” and Joseph Bennett, whose spectacular 2023 animated series, “Scavengers Reign,” shares philosophical and aesthetic DNA with this project.
