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2025
· TV Show
· 2 seasons
A
MEANRANK
88/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #17
- IMDb #60
- Metacritic #9
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #11
- Metacritic Audience #40
- Trakt #40
Every rating
80–100
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 80, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 100.
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Details
- Created by
- Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely
- Released
- 2 February 2025
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 11 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 6 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →6 wins from 10 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 | Best New Scripted Series | Joe Bennett, Steve Hely, Mike Judge, Greg Daniels, Dustin Davis, James Merrill, Sean Buckelew, Benjy Brooke, Kelly Crews, Suzanna Makkos, Dave King | Nominee |
| Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program | Joe Bennett, Steve Hely, Mike Judge, Greg Daniels, Dustin Davis, James Merrill, Sean Buckelew, Kelly Crews, Suzanna Makkos, Dave King, Dan Schofield, Max Minor, Susan Shi, Paige Boudreaux, Jonathan Roig, Sophie Kriegel, Vincent Tsui, Benjy Brooke (Episode: "Cliff's Edge") | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2026 | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Vincent Tsui (Episode: "Cliff's Edge") | Winner |
| Annie Awards 2026 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Nicolas Snyder (Episode: "Lakeshore Limited") | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2026 | Best General Audience Animated Television Broadcast Production | Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment, and Williams Street Productions (Episode: "Pilot") | Winner |
| Annie Awards 2026 | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Joe Bennett, Steve Hely (Episode: "Pilot") | Winner |
| Annie Awards 2026 | Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Tony Christopherson, Joie Lim (Episode: "Raid") | Winner |
| Peabody Awards 2026 | Entertainment | Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment and Williams Street Productions | Winner |
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Creative Arts Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program | Joe Bennett, Steve Hely, Mike Judge, Greg Daniels, Dustin Davis, James Merrill, Sean Buckelew, Kelly Crews, Suzanna Makkos, Dave King, Dan Schofield, Max Minor, Susan Shi, Paige Boudreaux, Jonathan Roig, Sophie Kriegel, Vincent Tsui, Benjy Brooke (Episode: "Cliff's Edge") | Nominee |
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best New Scripted Series | Joe Bennett, Steve Hely, Mike Judge, Greg Daniels, Dustin Davis, James Merrill, Sean Buckelew, Benjy Brooke, Kelly Crews, Suzanna Makkos, Dave King | Nominee |
Annie Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best General Audience Animated Television Broadcast Production | Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment, and Williams Street Productions (Episode: "Pilot") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Vincent Tsui (Episode: "Cliff's Edge") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Tony Christopherson, Joie Lim (Episode: "Raid") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Joe Bennett, Steve Hely (Episode: "Pilot") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Nicolas Snyder (Episode: "Lakeshore Limited") | Nominee |
Environmental Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Paul Junger Witt Comedy Series | Common Side Effects (Episode: "Pilot") | Winner |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Entertainment | Green Street Pictures, Bandera Entertainment and Williams Street Productions | Winner |
TCA Awards
1 nomination
| TCA Award for Outstanding New Program | Common Side Effects | Nominee |