Common Side Effects vs Great Pretender
Common Side Effects has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.5/10 for Great Pretender). Great Pretender is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are animation, comedy, drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Common Side Effects
Great Pretender| Common Side Effects | Great Pretender | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2020 |
| Seasons | 1 | 2 |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama | Animation, Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely | – |
| Main cast | Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly, Joseph Lee Anderson | Yasuyuki Kase, Mitsuaki Kanuka, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Mariya Ise, Yuka Komatsu |
Synopsis
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.
Great Pretender
Supposedly Japan's greatest swindler, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to con Laurent Thierry, a real world-class crook.
Where to watch
Where to watch Common Side EffectsWhere to watch Great Pretender
More like Common Side Effects · More like Great Pretender · Compare other titles