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A wry, slow-burning thriller that mixes dry humor with creeping paranoia as ordinary people stumble onto something huge.

Created by

Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely

Genres

Animation, Drama, Comedy

Starring

Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge

Overview

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.

How it feels

Dark, satirical, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Conspiracy, corruption, power, greed

Content

Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.

Note

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