Castlevania vs Common Side Effects
Common Side Effects has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 8.3/10 for Castlevania). Castlevania is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are animation, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
| Castlevania | Common Side Effects | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2025 |
| Seasons | 4 | 1 |
| Genres | Animation, Drama | Animation, Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Warren Ellis | Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely |
| Main cast | James Callis, Richard Armitage, Alejandra Reynoso, Malcolm McDowell, Bill Nighy | Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee Anderson |
Synopsis
Castlevania
A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself.
Common Side Effects
Former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances 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.
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