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The Best Episodes of Maniac

Every episode of Maniac ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Maniac!

Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they're assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently....
Genres:ComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Netflix

Best Episodes Summary

"Option C" is the best rated episode of "Maniac". It scored 8.4/10 based on 2535 votes. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and written by Patrick Somerville, Cary Joji Fukunaga, it aired on 9/21/2018. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Utangatta".

  • Option C
    8.4/102,535 votes
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    #1 - Option C

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/21/2018

    After the subjects are discharged, James and Azumi face Neberdine's CEO. Owen and Annie part ways -- until a startling headline sparks a reunion.

    Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writer: Patrick Somerville, Cary Joji Fukunaga

  • Utangatta
    8.3/102,480 votes
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    #2 - Utangatta

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/21/2018

    Owen and Annie meet again as a disgraced Icelandic spy and a CIA operative who helps him. Greta implores James to shut down the trial.

    Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writer: Patrick Somerville

  • Windmills
    7.8/102,965 votes
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    #3 - Windmills

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2018

    When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study.

    Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writer: Patrick Somerville

  • Exactly Like You
    7.8/102,504 votes
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    #4 - Exactly Like You

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/2018

    Annie and Owen are Arlie and Ollie, grifters attending a séance at the mysterious Neberdine mansion in the 1940s.

    Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writer: Mauricio Katz, Caroline Goddard

  • Furs by Sebastian
    7.7/102,668 votes
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    #5 - Furs by Sebastian

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/2018

    After taking the B pill, Annie and Owen find themselves on 1980s Long Island entangled in a strange caper involving a lemur.

    Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writer: Patrick Somerville, Nick Cuse

  • Having a Day
    7.6/102,658 votes
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    #6 - Having a Day

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/2018

    Muramoto notices irregularities in Annie and Owen's data. He questions Owen, who recalls the worst night of his life: his brother's engagement party.

    Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writer: Patrick Somerville, Caroline Goddard

  • Larger Structural Issues
    7.5/102,306 votes
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    #7 - Larger Structural Issues

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/2018

    Azumi tells James the whole truth about the study's snags and urges him to call his estranged mother, an esteemed therapist.

    Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writer: Patrick Somerville, Nick Cuse

  • The Lake of the Clouds
    7.5/102,229 votes
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    #8 - The Lake of the Clouds

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/21/2018

    Annia and Ellia continue their quest, and Owen's mafioso father pressures him to protect the family. Greta counsels a bereaved Gertie.

    Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writer: Mauricio Katz, Nick Cuse

  • The Chosen One!
    7.3/103,413 votes
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    #9 - The Chosen One!

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2018

    Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Owen is the black sheep of the wealthy Milgrim clan. After losing his job, he enrolls in an experimental drug trial.

    Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writer: Patrick Somerville

  • Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill
    7.1/102,284 votes
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    #10 - Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/21/2018

    Owen and Annie take the C pill. No longer connected, he belongs to a Mafia family, and she's a medieval guide hired by an ailing elf princess.

    Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga

    Writer: Amelia Gray, Danielle Henderson