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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Cary Fukunaga |
Written by | Patrick Somerville |
Directed by | Cary Fukunaga |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
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Original network | Netflix |
Maniac is an upcoming American dark-comedy television series by Cary Fukunaga, with the main roles played by Jonah Hill and Emma Stone. The show is set to air on Netflix. The project was ordered to series on January 23, 2016. In October 2016, Patrick Somerville was tapped to write the series.
The series will begin filming on August 15, 2017, while principal photography will wrap up by the end of November.Maniac is expected to premiere on Netflix in 2018.
The Norwegian original is created by Espen PA Lervaag and Håkon Bast Mossige.
The series is based on a Norwegian comedy series of the same name from 2014. The show follows the dream-fantasies of a man locked up in a mental institution.