New Mike Judge and Greg Daniels Animated Series Announced For Adult Swim COMMON SIDE EFFECTS

During the Annecy Film Festival last week, Adult Swim announced a new animated series was coming from the creators of King of the Hill, Mike Judge and Greg Daniels.

The show is titled Common Side Effects and here’s how Adult Swim describes the upcoming series: "Common Side Effects 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."

The show was created by Joe Bennett and Steve Hely, but Judge and Daniels are producing the project. Michael Ouweleen, the President of Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang said this about the upcoming series: "Tonally, this is like nothing else in animation right now, so we knew immediately that Common Side Effects belonged on Adult Swim. 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."

Suzanna Makkos, Executive Vice President for Adult Swim and Max's original programming, shared her thoughts on the series, saying: "From the moment we heard the idea for Common Side Effects we knew it was the perfect tone for our animation brand. The series is based on a thought-provoking idea that is totally original and brought to life with complicated, larger-than-life characters. We look forward to introducing this special show to the world."

There’s no release date that has been set for Common Side Effects yet.