Common Side Effects

Adult Swim · HBO Max · 2025 · Emmy-nominated · Senior Background Artist

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Two estranged high-school classmates discover a mushroom that could cure almost any illness — and end up on the run from government agents and the pharmaceutical interests determined to bury it.

My role: Senior Background Artist at LeCube TV — 200+ production backgrounds, Season 1
Created by: Joe Bennett & Steve Hely
Animation: Green Street Pictures
Network: Adult Swim · HBO Max

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Episode 1 · Pilot

Hallway — background camera move

Hallway — final shot

Pearl Café — window

Pearl Café — interior

Pearl Café — counter

Pearl Café — table

Pearl Café — booth

Pearl Café — window seat

Greenhouses at dusk

Elevator doors

Elevator panel

Elevator

Episode 2 · Lakeshore Limited

Posh Manhattan — lobby

Posh Manhattan — lobby

Posh Manhattan — reception

Posh Manhattan — reception

Car interior

Office

Episode 4 · Dumpsite

Landfill — panoramic pan

Forest at night

Van in the woods

Forest — car hood

Forest — car hood

Doorway at night

Door knob

Office

Meeting room

Dark room

Syringe on desk

Episode 6 · In the System

Laundry room — panoramic

Laundry shelves — panoramic pan

Basement corridor

Laundry room

Cafeteria line

Cafeteria

Episode 7 · Blowfish

Final shots

Corridor

Episode 8 · Amelia & Wyatt

Final shot

Highway traffic

Office

Office corridor

Morgue

Morgue drawers

Episode 9 · Cliff's Edge

Neptune Aquarium — tanks

Neptune Aquarium

Neptune Aquarium — side door

Rear-view mirror

Car under the overpass

Night street

Parked car

Night street

Dirt road

Woods at night

Office — desk

Office — armchairs

Episode 10 · Raid

Pickup in the woods

Pickup

Truck interior

Pickup and barrels

Pickup at night

Clearing at night

Cabin porch