Maniac — Season 1
The mind can be solved.
About this season
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.
Episodes (10)
1. The Chosen One!
6.9Aired 21 September 2018 • 41 min
Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Owen is the black sheep of the wealthy Milgrim clan. After losing his job, he enrolls in an experimental drug trial.
2. Windmills
7.5Aired 21 September 2018 • 47 min
When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study.
3. Having a Day
7.3Aired 21 September 2018 • 42 min
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.
4. Furs by Sebastian
7.7Aired 21 September 2018 • 38 min
After taking the B pill, Annie and Owen find themselves on 1980s Long Island entangled in a strange caper involving a lemur.
5. Exactly Like You
7.4Aired 21 September 2018 • 40 min
Annie and Owen are Arlie and Ollie, grifters attending a séance at the mysterious Neberdine mansion in the 1940s.
6. Larger Structural Issues
7.3Aired 21 September 2018 • 40 min
Azumi tells James the whole truth about the study's snags and urges him to call his estranged mother, an esteemed therapist.
7. Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill
7.0Aired 21 September 2018 • 27 min
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.
8. The Lake of the Clouds
7.5Aired 21 September 2018 • 29 min
Annia and Ellia continue their quest, and Owen's mafioso father pressures him to protect the family. Greta counsels a bereaved Gertie.
9. Utangatta
7.8Aired 21 September 2018 • 45 min
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.
10. Option C
7.7Aired 21 September 2018 • 38 min
After the subjects are discharged, James and Azumi face Neberdine's CEO. Owen and Annie part ways -- until a startling headline sparks a reunion.