Adult Swim has officially granted a series order to Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ Common Side Effects. The adult animated comedy centers on a mysterious elixir discovered by two former high school lab partners. A release date has not been set.
“Tonally, this is like nothing else in animation right now, so we knew immediately that ‘Common Side Effects’ belonged on Adult Swim,” President of Adult Swim, Cartoon Network and Boomerang, Michael Ouweleen said in a statement. “Mike, Greg and this entire team have such deep pedigrees in the comedy and animation worlds, and this new series will tackle everything from government corruption to the pharmaceutical industry through their unique and hilarious perspectives.”
Who’s Involved Common Side Effects?
Common Side Effects is created by Joe Bennett and Steve Hely. It is executive produced by Judge and Daniels, who previously worked together on King of the Hill. It hails from Bandera Entertainment, with Dustin Davis also set as an executive producer.
“The half-hour comedy follows former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances who 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,” reads the logline.
This is Judge and Daniels’ first collaboration in over a decade. Earlier this year, it was confirmed the pair will develop a King of the Hill revival for Hulu.
