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Maniac is an American psychological dark comedy-drama streaming television miniseries that premiered on Netflix on September 21, 2018, after being announced ... Maniac(miniseries) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Americanpsychologicaldarkcomedy-dramatelevisionminiseries ManiacThetitlescreenisreminiscentofearlycomputerdisplaysandlogos.Genre Comedy-drama Darkcomedy Psychologicaldrama Sciencefiction CreatedbyPatrickSomervilleBasedonManiacbyEspenPALervaagHåakonBastMossigeKjetilIndregardOleMariusAraldsenDevelopedby CaryJojiFukunaga PatrickSomerville DirectedbyCaryJojiFukunagaStarring EmmaStone JonahHill JustinTheroux SonoyaMizuno GabrielByrne SallyField ComposerDanRomerCountryoforiginUnitedStatesOriginallanguageEnglishNo.ofepisodes10(listofepisodes)ProductionExecutiveproducers PatrickSomerville CaryJojiFukunaga MichaelSugar DougWald JonahHill EmmaStone PalKristiansen AnneKolbjørnsen EspenHuseby Producers CarolCuddy JessicaLevin JonMallard CinematographyDarrenLewEditors TimStreeto PeteBeaudreau CamerasetupSingle-cameraRunningtime26–47minutesProductioncompanies ParliamentofOwls RubiconTV AnonymousContent ParamountTelevision ReleaseOriginalnetworkNetflixPictureformatUHDTVwithHDROriginalreleaseSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)ExternallinksOfficialwebsite ManiacisanAmericanpsychologicaldarkcomedy-dramastreamingtelevisionminiseriesthatpremieredonNetflixonSeptember21,2018,afterbeingannouncedin2016.ItwascreatedbyPatrickSomervilleanddirectedbyCaryJojiFukunaga,verylooselybasedonthe2015Norwegiantelevisionseriesofthesamenamestarringco-creatorEspenPALervaag,butdrawinginspirationfrommanymorefamousfilms.The10-episodeseriesstarsEmmaStone,JonahHill,JustinTheroux,SonoyaMizuno,GabrielByrne,andSallyField.Theplotfollowstwostrangerswhoconnectduringamind-bendingpharmaceuticaltrialsetinaretro-futureNewYorkCity. Uponrelease,theseriesreceivedpositivereviewsfromcritics,withmanypraisingitsvisuals,directionandacting,particularlytheperformancesofStoneandHill.Theseriesreceivedmultipleaccolades,includingnominationsforStone'sperformance—bothatthe23rdSatelliteAwardsandthe25thScreenActorsGuildAwards—andfortheseries'overallwriting—atthe71stWritersGuildofAmericaAwards. Contents 1Premise 2Languages 3Castandcharacters 3.1Main 3.2Recurring 3.3Guest 4Episodes 5Production 5.1Development 5.2Casting 5.3Filming 5.4Music 6Release 7Reception 7.1Criticalresponse 7.2Awardsandnominations 8References 9Externallinks Premise[edit] ManiacfollowsAnnieLandsbergandOwenMilgrim(seealsoMilgramexperiments),twostrangerswhoconnectduringarisky,psychologicallyintense,twelve-person,mind-bendingpharmaceuticaltrialconductedbyNeberdinePharmaceuticalBiotech(NPB).ThecompanyhasJapanesebackingandisoriginallyoverseenbytwoscientists:Dr.RobertMuramotoandDr.AzumiFujita.Later,Dr.JamesK.MantlerayreplacesMuramoto. Languages[edit] InadditiontoEnglish,theoriginalvoiceworkfeaturesspokenJapaneseandIcelandic,and(toalesserextent)French.Netflixoffersatleastfivedifferentdubbingsandfivedifferentsubtitleoptionsindifferentlanguages. Castandcharacters[edit] Main[edit] EmmaStoneasAnnieLandsberg,awomanwithborderlinepersonalitydisorderwhodwellsunhealthilyonherrelationships.StonealsoportraysLandsberg'salternateforms:LindaMarino,ArlieKane,Annia,andRuthintheBandCpill-inducedfantasies. JonahHillasOwenMilgrim,thesonofawealthyfamilywhopotentiallyhasschizophrenia.Havingdecidedtomakehiswaywithouthisfamily'sassistance,Milgrimstrugglestoholdajobandprovideforhimself.HillalsoportraysMilgrim'salternaterepresentations:BruceMarino,Oliver"Ollie"Hightower,andSnorriintheBandCpill-inducedfantasies. JustinTherouxasDr.JamesK.Mantleray,ascientistworkingontheNeberdinePharmaceuticalBiotech(NPB)experiment.Previouslyremovedfromtheexperiment'steam,MantlerayisbroughtbackonfollowingthedeathofDr.RobertMuramoto. SonoyaMizunoasDr.AzumiFujita,ascientistwhorunstheNPBexperiment.Shefeelsimmensepressuretoprovideresultsfromtheexperimenttohersuperiors. GabrielByrneasPorterMilgrim,awealthyindustrialistandfatherofOwenandhissiblings. SallyFieldasDr.GretaMantleray,afamoustherapistandthemotherofDr.JamesK.Mantleray.FieldalsoportraysLadyNeberdineandQueenGertrudeintheBandCpill-induceddreamsrespectively,andprovidesthevoiceandembodimentofGRTA,asmartcomputerusedintheNPBexperimentthathasadeepemotionalrelationshipwithDr.Muramotoandreactsstronglytohisdeath. Recurring[edit] KathleenChoeasSoo,testsubject#3intheNPBPhaseIIIexperiment DannyHochasAlexander,testsubject#5 StephenHillasD'Nail,testsubject#7 AllyceBeasleyasAmelia,testsubject#11 JamesMonroeIglehartasCarl,anorderlyatNPB DaiIshiguroasHeadControlTech,anNPBemployee SejalShahasFirstMedicalTech,anNPBemployee BillyMagnussenasJedMilgrim,oneofOwen'sbrothers.MagnussenalsoportraysGrimsson,amanwhomOwenhallucinates. JuliaGarnerasEllieLandsberg,Annie'sdeceasedyoungersister NateCraigasPhil JemimaKirkeasAdelaide,Jed'sfiancéewhomOwenhasfeelingsfor. JesseMagnussen AlexandraCurranasHollyMilgrim RomeKandaasDr.RobertMuramoto,acolleagueofDr.Fujita. AaralynAndersonasBelleMilgrim/DanielleMarino/Australia HannahandCailinLoeschastheLadiesofArquesta,whofirstappearasguestsattheFullMoonSéance.TheyalsoportraytwooftheMcMurphies. TrudieStylerasAngelicaMilgrim,Owen'smotherandPorter'swife. ChristianDeMaraisasMikeMilgrim,oneofOwen'sbrothers. GeoffreyCantorasFrank,theMilgrimfamily'slawyerthatisrepresentingJed. JoshPaisasAndy ArielKavoussiasAudra,anAdBuddyemployeethatAnnieconsiderssigningupwith.KavoussialsoportraysBiancaForsytheandprovidesthevoiceofDragonfly. GraceVanPattenasOliviaMeadows,Owen'sformercrushwhomheyelledatwhileexperiencinghisfirstBLIP(briefandlimitedpsychosis)incollege. LevGornasSokolov HankAzariaasHankLandsberg,Annie'sfather SelenisLeyvaasPatriciaLugo,theintakedirectoratNeberdinePharmaceuticalandBiotechwhomAnnieblackmailsintogettingintoNBD'sdrugstudy. LeoFitzpatrickasLance,asmugglerofexoticwildlifeforuseinclothingandoneofSebastian'stwosons. JojoGonzalezasAgentLopez,aNewYorkFishandWildlifeofficersearchingforaring-tailedlemurtakenfromthenursinghomethatLindaworksat. MaxinePrescottasMrs.Finklestein,anelderlywomanthatlivesinOwen'sapartmentbuilding.PrescottalsoportraysHarriet,aresidentoftheoldfolkshomethatLindaworksat. JosephSikoraasJC,asmugglerofexoticwildlifeforuseinclothingandoneofSebastian'stwosons. DavidFierroasBobby,OlliverHightower'sdriver.FierroalsoportraysanAdBuddyemployeethatOwenhires. GlennWeinasLordJopling,aguestattheFullMoonSéance.WeinalsoportraysanAdBuddyemployeewithhalitosisthatOwenhires. JonathanRentlerasGregNazlund,atruckdriverwhocrashedintoAnnie'scarfiveyearsago,killinghersisterEllie.RentleralsoportraysarangerthatAnniaencounters. Guest[edit] MarcusTojiasCalvinMuramoto(episode:"Windmills"),Dr.RobertMuramoto'ssonandalsoAnnie'sdrugdealerthatinitiallysuppliesherwithNPB's"A"pills,towhichsheisaddicted.Shegoestohimformoreand,afterinformingherthatheisallout,suggeststhatshesignupforoneofNPB'sdrugstudies. GlennFleshlerasSebastian(episode:"FursbySebastian"),theownerofafurshop,FursbySebastian,thatiscreatingclothingoutofexoticanimals.LindaandBruceattempttotakebackaring-tailedlemurthathehadstolenfromthem. JenniferIkedaasTherapist(episode:"OptionC"),Owen'stherapistattheHortonPsychiatricFacilitywhereheissentaftercondemninghisbrotherincourt. BenSinclairas“friend”(episode:“OptionC”),Annie'sfriendproxyforOwenbeforevisitinghimintheasylum. Episodes[edit] Maniacfeatures10episodes,eachrunningbetween26–47minutes.AllepisodestotheminiserieswerereleasedsimultaneouslyonSeptember21,2018. No.TitleDirectedbyWrittenbyOriginalreleasedate1"TheChosenOne!"CaryJojiFukunagaPatrickSomervilleSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) Inanear-futureNewYorkCity,whereadvertisingisomnipresent,OwenMilgrimisamansufferingfromschizophrenia,buthidinghissymptomsfromhisfamily,includingseeinganimaginarybrothernamedGrimsson(whoresembleshisbrotherJedwithamoustache)whokeepsremindinghimthatheisonamissionofsomekind.HisfamilyrunsasuccessfulindustrialbusinessandareprotectingJedfromaccusationsofsexualmisconduct,somethingOwenplansondefendinghimfrombyprovidingafalsealibi.Eventually,Owenislaidofffromhisjobandrefuseshisfather'sofferofworkingwithhiscompanyandacceptinghismoney.HehearsaboutNeberdine,apharmaceuticalcompany,andsignsontotesttheirnewdrugwhichcansupposedlycurealldisorders.Whilethere,hemeetstheanti-socialAnnieLandsberg,whoGrimssonexplainsistheagentheneedstosee.Whenhespeakstoher,Anniekeepshimfromgettingthembothintroubleby"confirming"herassociationtohim,buttellshimnotto"blow[their]cover".Owencompliesashepreparesforthetests. 2"Windmills"CaryJojiFukunagaPatrickSomervilleSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) Inaflashback,Anniesmokesinherapartmentbyherself,crushinguponeofNPB's"A"pillswhilecursing"Thisisit,thisisthelastone."Uponwakingfromhersoberdream,Anniegathersherpossession,aphotoofayoungwoman,andrevealsshewillbegoingtoSaltLakeCityinaconversationwithanAdBuddy,apersonwhoreadsoffadvertisementstoapersoninexchangeforgoods.Withherlast$20,AnnievisitsherfatherwhonowresidesinanA-Voidpod,andinformshimthatshewillbegoingtoSaltLakeCity,leavingwithallhiscashandarevolver.Sufferingfromdrugwithdrawalandunabletogetmorefromhercontact,Annievisitsa"DOXSTOP",whichisanagencythatadvertisestoscrubpersonalrecordsforafeeandblackmailsthese"scrubbed"personalrecordsforafee.AnniedecidestopayforPatriciaLugo's(anNPBemployee)personalinformationandinterceptherlatestappointmentasherfriendproxy.EventhoughAnniefailstomaintainheract,Patriciadecidestohelpher.WhenPatriciaisunabletohelphergetin,however,AnniethreatensheruntilPatriciatakesanothersubject'sbadgeandgivesittoAnnie.Atthedrugtrial,aftertakingthe"A"pill,AnnierelivesthetraumaticdeathofhersisterEllieinacaraccident. 3"HavingaDay"CaryJojiFukunagaPatrickSomerville&CarolineWilliamsSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) Annie,Owen,andtestsubject5areremovedfromthegroupforquestioningafterthe"A"pilltest.Annie'sresultsshowedpriorexperiencewiththepills,andOwen'sindicatedhedidnottakethepillatall.OutsideprojectdirectorDr.Muramoto'soffice,OwenconfidestoAnniethatherefrainedincasesheneededtoactivatehim.MuramotohasOwenrecounthiscoretraumaduringthesession.Insistingheingestedapill,Owendescribesafamilygatheringthatledtohisattemptedsuicide.MuramotodisbelievesOwenandforceshimtotakean"A"pill.LaterwhilequestioningAnnie,Muramotofallsforwardanddiesabruptly.Fearingdismissal,AnnieandOwenremovenegativeindicatorsfromtheirfilesandleaveMuramotoathisdesk.OwentellsAnniehisactualtraumaexperience:a"BLIP"(psychoticbreak)andmeetingGrimssonforthefirsttime.AfterMuramotoisfounddead,Dr.FujitareenlistsDr.JamesMantleraytoleadtheproject.Mantleraycreatedthedrugbutwasremovedduetopersonalissues.MantlerayinformsGRTA,thesupercomputercontrollingtheexperiment,thatMuramotohasdied,andGRTA'sreactioncausesahardwaremalfunctionthatlinksAnnieandOwenduringthenextphaseof"B"pilltesting. 4"FursbySebastian"CaryJojiFukunagaPatrickSomerville&NickCuseSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) AnnieandOwenhaveasharedfantasythattheyareamarriedcouple,LinandBruce.LinworksatahospiceandenlistsBruce'saidintrackingdownWendy,aring-tailedlemurbelongingtooneofherpatients,Nan.Wendywasstolenbyfurrierstomakeintoahat.LinandBrucearecaughtbythefurrierandhissonswhoplantomakethemwatchthemskinWendy.TheFishandWildlifeServicearriveandgetintoashootoutwiththefurrierandhissonswhileBruceandLinescapewithWendy.LindeliversWendytoNan'sestrangeddaughter,PaulaNazlund,asinstructed.LinrealizesthatshegavePaulathelemuroutofhateratherthanloveasNanlovedWendymorethanPaula.PaulainformsLinsheispregnantwithasonshewillcall"Greg'FuckUNan'Nazlund",thenameofthemandrivingthetruckthathitAnnieandhersister,killingEllieandcausingAnnietoblameherself.Returninghome,LinrecountsamemoryofherandhersisterthatisactuallyfromAnnie'slife.AthomeBruceisarrestedbyFishandWildlife,claimingheissolelyresponsibleforstealingWendy.HeseesGrimssonwatchingfromthestreet. 5"ExactlyLikeYou"CaryJojiFukunagaCarolineWilliams&MauricioKatzSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) Undertheinfluenceofthe"B"pill,AnnieandOwenthentransitionintoasharedfantasywheretheyareArlieandOllie,twoconartistmagiciansinthe1940sinvitedtoaséanceatanexclusivehouseparty.Theyhaveanulteriormotive:tofindthelonglost53rdchapterofCervantes'DonQuixote,believedtopossessthepowertoholdpeopleintheirfantasiesforaneternity.Theséance,ledbyahumanizedGRTAcomputer,providesadistractionforthetwotosearchthehouse.Allthewhile,Arlie'scharacterhasbeenrandomly"zapping"outofthefantasyandintotheNPBlab,wheresheseesvisionsoftherealAnnie'spast.BackattheNPBlab,Azumibeginstonoticetheinconsistenciesbetweensubjects1and9,realizingtheirunusualconnectionundertheinfluenceofthedrugs.AnnieissubsequentlytakenintoquestioningbyJamesaboutherexperienceswiththe"B"pilltoseeifsheshouldcontinueherparticipationinthetrial,whileOwenandtherestofthesubjectswakeupfromtheirtests. 6"LargerStructuralIssues"CaryJojiFukunagaPatrickSomerville&NickCuseSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) AnnierealizesthatherexperienceswithOwenonthe"B"pillareunique,causinghertofeelclosetohim.Owen,however,worriesthatbeingconnectedtoAnnieinhisdreamsisasymptomofhisschizophrenia,causinghimtodoubtthestudy.AzumifearsthatAnnieandOwen'sconnectionisbeingcausedbytheGRTAcomputerandrevealstoJamesthatGRTAisdepressedbecause,afterAzumicodedherwithbasicempathy,GRTAbeganaworkplaceromancewithDr.Muramotoandisnowingriefoverhisdeath.AtthebehestofAzumiandGRTA,Jamesreluctantlycallsinhismother,poppsychologistDr.GretaMantleray,withwhomhehasacontentiousanddifficultrelationship,sothatshecantreatGRTA,whoseintelligenceandvirtualappearanceismodeledafterGreta.Thesubjectsaregiventhe"C"pillandbeginthefinalphaseofthetrial. 7"CeciN'estPasUneDrill"CaryJojiFukunagaAmeliaGray&DanielleHendersonSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) AnniedreamssheisinafantasyepicwithhersisterwheresheisadrunkenelfrangercalledAnniaandhersisterisanelfprincessnamedEllia.AnniaisbeingpaidbyadyingElliatotakehertotheLakeoftheCloudswherethewatersarerumoredtocureher.AlongthewaytheyaretakentoamysteriousqueenwhoallowsAnniatolookinamirror,wheresheseesanimageofherandElliewhentheyarechildren.AnnierememberswhosheisintherealworldandtearfullyhugsEllia.Meanwhile,Owendreamsthatheandhisfamilyaremobstersandthatheisbeingforcedtowearawirebythepolice.HemeetsOlivia,afellowstudentwhoalsoworksasawaitressandavirtualversionofthegirlhesufferedtheBLIPtowards,andagreestostudywithherlater. 8"TheLakeoftheClouds"CaryJojiFukunagaMauricioKatz&NickCuseSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) Annieisstilltrappedinthefantasysequence,thoughnowsherealizestheworldisadream.SheandElliacontinuetheirquesttofindtheLakeofClouds.ElliabeginstorememberthingsfromAnnieandEllie'spastaswell.Owenthemobsteraccidentallydiscoversthathisbrother,Jed,hasbeenworkingundercoverforthepolice,butJediskilled,leadingOwentogointowitnessprotection.HeasksOliviatocomewithhim,butsevenchildrenlaterheleavesherbyjumpingoutawindow.RememberingwhoheisandrememberingAnnie,hetransformsintoahawkandtravelsintoAnnie'sfantasyrealm.AnniaandElliaarriveattheLakeofClouds,whichisactuallytheplacewhereElliewaskilled.GRTAasQueenGertrudearrivesandofferstoletAnniestayforever.AnnieacceptsbelievingthatshewillbeabletostaywithElliebutisinsteadspiritedawayfromher.GretameanwhilelearnsfromGRTAthatshehaslostfaithinthevalueofhumanlifeafterherlovediedandplansonkeepingthesubjectsprisonersintheirownminds,beforeGretaviolentlywakesup. 9"Utangatta"CaryJojiFukunagaPatrickSomervilleSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) GretatriestowarnJamesandAzumiofthethreatGRTAposes,buttheydonotbelieveherandthestressmakesJamesgoblind,whichtheybelievetobepsychosomatic.Soonafter,GRTAtakescontrolbytakingoverthesystem,lockingthestaffinthecontrolroomandelectrocutingorderlyCarlwhenhetriestopulltheoverrideswitch.Meanwhile,OwenandAnnieareinanewshareddream,whereOwenisSnorri,anIcelandicUNagentaccusedofmurderingaseeminglyfriendlyExtraterrestrialwhosefamilywantsrevenge.Beforeheisexecuted,heissavedbyAnnie,aCIAsleeperagentwhorevealsthealienwasalwayshostile.Astheygotostopthethreat,theyencounterGrimsson,whohelpsthemrememberwhotheyare.OwengoeswithGrimssonwhileAnniegoesonherowntofindEllie.Ontheway,shemeetsGRTA'sprojection,whosheconvincestolivewithherpaininsteadoflashingout.Indoingso,sheisabletosaygoodbyetoEllie,wholeaveswithGRTA.OwencompleteshismissionbysolvingaRubik'sCube,whichfreesthecontrollersintherealworld.ThismakesGrimssondisappear,seeminglyforgood,andallowsAzumiandJames,whoseeyesightcomesback,toshutGRTAdownpermanently. 10"OptionC"CaryJojiFukunagaPatrickSomerville&CaryJojiFukunagaSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) Afterthesubjectswakeup,theexperimentendsandtheyareallowedtogohomewiththeirpayment.Astheysaygoodbye,OwenassuresaconfusedAnniethathewillnotpursuearelationshipwithher.Forthemistakestheyhavemade,JamesandAzumiarefiredfromNeberdineandtoldoffbybothGretaandNeberdine'sCEO.Whileleaving,theyrekindletheirformerrelationship.AnniedecidestogotoSaltLakeCityandmakesamendswithherfather,whohasdecidedtoleavetheA-Voidpod.Realizinghowfondshehasbecomeofhim,shedecidestoinviteOwenalong.However,shelearnsfromanewspaperthathetoldthetruthatJed'strialandhasbeensubsequentlycommitted.Owencanonlyseetwooptionsfortheirrelationship(OptionsAandB).Shemanagestosneakintotheasylumandfindshimwithin,andconvinceshimthattheyhaveafuturetogether.Heisconvincedthetreatmentdidnotworkandiscertainoneoftwothingswillhappen:eitherAnniewillturnouttonotbereal,orhewillhaveanotherBLIPandcausehertoleave.SheconvinceshimtotakethatchanceandtheysneakoutandheadtoSaltLaketogether. Production[edit] TheIBMlogo,whichwastheinspirationfortheManiaclogoaswellasthefictionalNeberdinePharmaceuticalBiotechcompany.[1][2] Development[edit] TheserieswasofficiallyannouncedinMarch2016,withNetflixorderingtheproductionstraight-to-seriesthatsamemonth.OnMarch18,2016,itwasannouncedthatParamountTelevisionandAnonymousContentwereproducingatelevisionseriestobedirectedbyCaryJojiFukunaga.Thehalf-hourdarkcomedyserieswasreportedtobeexecutiveproducedbyFukunaga,EmmaStone,JonahHill,MichaelSugar,andDougWald.AshleyZaltawasalsoannouncedasaco-executiveproducer.Atthetime,theserieswasbeingshoppedtovariousnetworksandwassearchingforawriter.[3]Lessthanaweeklater,itwasannouncedthatNetflixwasfinalizingadealforastraight-to-seriesorderforafirstseasonconsistingoftenepisodes.[4][5]OnOctober21,2016,itwasannouncedthatPatrickSomervillewouldwritetheseries.[6]OnJuly29,2018,itwasannouncedduringtheannualTelevisionCriticsAssociation'ssummerpresstourthattheserieswouldpremiereonSeptember21,2018.[7] Casting[edit] Alongsidetheinitialseriesannouncement,itwasreportedthatEmmaStoneandJonahHillwerefinalizingdealstostarintheseries.[3]InAugust2017,itwasannouncedthatSonoyaMizunohadbeencastasaseriesregularandthatJustinTherouxandJuliaGarnerwouldappearinarecurringcapacity.[8][9][10][11][12]OnSeptember13,2017,itwasreportedthatJemimaKirkehadbeencastinarecurringrole.[13]OnOctober5,2017,itwasannouncedthatSallyFieldhadjoinedthecastinarecurringrole.[14][15]OnFebruary23,2018,itwasreportedBillyMagnussenhadbeencastintheseries.[16] Filming[edit] PrincipalphotographyfortheseriesbeganonAugust15,2017,inNewYorkCityandwasexpectedtoconcludebytheendofNovember2017.[17] Music[edit] DanRomercomposedthesoundtracktoManiacwithcollectionoforchestralandelectronicmusicalpieces.ThesoundtrackwasreleasedonadoubleLPbyWaxworkRecordsonJanuary10,2020.[18] Release[edit] CaryJojiFukunaga(director),EmmaStone(leadactress),PatrickSomerville(creator),andJustinTheroux(actor)atthepremiereofManiacinLondon OnSeptember13,2018,theserieshelditsworldpremiereattheSouthbankCentreinLondon,England.[19]OnSeptember20,2018,theserieshelditsAmericanpremiereatCenter415inNewYorkCity.[20] Reception[edit] Criticalresponse[edit] Theserieswasmetwithapositiveresponsefromcritics.OnthereviewaggregationwebsiteRottenTomatoes,theseriesholdsan84%approvalrating,withanaverageratingof7.6outof10basedon104reviews.Thewebsite'scriticalconsensusreads,"Maniacenthrallswithitsdazzlingvisuals,adventurousnarrative,andstrikingperformancesfrombothEmmaStoneandJonahHill."[21]Metacritic,whichusesaweightedaverage,assignedtheseriesascoreof76outof100basedon24critics,indicating"generallyfavorablereviews".[22] Inapositivereview,Variety'sDanielD'Addariocommendedtheseriessaying,"ThebeautifullymadeManiacplungesviewersintoafictionalworldthat'sbothdivergentfromourownandinstantlyrecognizable—andthenreinventsitselfseveraltimesover,skitteringacrosstime,spaceandgenretotellastoryofconnectionthatfeelsurgentanddeeply,painfullyhuman...Asatrialofsomethingnew,Maniacpasseseverytest,andascendsinstantlytotakeitsplaceamongtheverybestTVoftheyear."[23]Inanotherfavorableassessment,TheWashingtonPost'sHankStueverdescribedtheseriesas"oddlymesmerizing"andoffereditqualifiedpraisesaying,"Maniacstartsofftooabsorbedinitsowncomplicatedstructure,butonceOwenandAnniearestrappedinatthelab(andexperienceanaccidentalmeldingoftheirsubconsciousstates),theshowbecomesavisuallycompellingrompthroughhighlydetaileddreamsandpersonaldiscoveries."[24]Describingitas"exhilaratingtowatchandalottoprocess",Vulture'sJenChaneycalledtheseries"oneofthefallseason'sbest".[25] Inamorenegativecritique,DarrenFranichofEntertainmentWeeklyawardedtheseriesagradeof"C-"andcriticizeditsaying,"Forallitsmanicposesanddeflationarysnark,it'sultimatelypatronizinglysentimental.[...]Maniacasksbigquestionsaboutreality,andthensettlesforthelimpestpossiblecinematicrepresentationsofthatreality."[26] Awardsandnominations[edit] Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. ArtDirectorsGuildAwards ExcellenceinProductionDesignforaTelevisionMovieorLimitedSeries AlexDigerlando Nominated [27] DirectorsGuildofAmericaAwards OutstandingDirectorialAchievementin MoviesforTelevisionandLimitedSeries CaryJojiFukunaga Nominated [28] GoldenReelAwards BroadcastMedia:ShortFormMusic/Musical Episode2:"Windmills" Nominated [29] ProducersGuildofAmericaAwards OutstandingProducerofLimitedSeriesTelevision PatrickSomerville,CaryJojiFukunaga,MichaelSugar,DougWald,JonahHill,EmmaStone,PalKristiansen,AnneKolbjørnsen,EspenHuseby,CarolCuddy,MauricioKatz,CarolineWilliams,AshleyZalta,JessicaLevin&JonMallard Nominated [30] SatelliteAwards BestActress–MiniseriesorTelevisionFilm EmmaStone Nominated [31][32] ScreenActorsGuildAwards OutstandingPerformancebyaFemaleActorinaMiniseriesorTelevisionMovie EmmaStone Nominated [33] WritersGuildofAmericaAwards Television:LongForm–Adapted NickCuse,CaryJojiFukunaga,AmeliaGray,DanielleHenderson,MauricioKatz,PatrickSomerville&CarolineWilliams Nominated 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