TV series

Maniac

2018 · 1 season

A dreamy, retro-futuristic head trip that is funny, sad, and visually inventive, asking for patience as it drifts through strange inner worlds.

Tagline: The mind can be solved.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Whimsical, melancholic, absurd and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, trauma, isolation, technology
Content: Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
trauma
isolation
technology
healing
Places: big city
hospital
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild