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The Madness

★ 6.4 21K votes 2024–2024 1 season · 8 episodes Ended Netflix
SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Colman DomingoMarsha Stephanie BlakeJohn OrtizTamsin TopolskiThaddeus J. MixsonGabrielle Graham
Written by
Stephen Belber
Starring
Colman DomingoMarsha Stephanie BlakeJohn OrtizTamsin TopolskiThaddeus J. MixsonGabrielle Graham
Written by
Stephen Belber
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0200400600800

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About

"A star performance elevates a shaky conspiracy plot"

Colman Domingo plays a media pundit and true-crime commentator who stumbles onto a grisly murder scene in a remote cabin, only to find himself framed for the killing. What follows is a fugitive-on-the-run conspiracy thriller that pulls him into extremist militia networks and shadowy cover-ups. The tone is tense and paranoid, leaning hard into political thriller beats rather than whodunit mystery. Domingo's performance anchors it, giving weight to a plot that occasionally stretches credibility, and the pacing moves briskly enough to keep you watching even when the twists feel familiar.

Watch it for

Colman Domingo's commanding, grounded performance as a man desperately proving his innocence.

Maybe skip if

you need airtight plotting, since the conspiracy logic gets shaky by the finale.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Limited Series2024
7.14K86h 31m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot7.2
71153 min
▶2Djibouti7.1
60943 min
▶3Discord7.1
56650 min
▶4Radioactive7.2
54145 min
▶5Icarus7.2
52247 min
▶6Loco7.1
49751 min
▶7DNA7.0
47644 min
▶8No More Madness6.7
50958 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Colman Domingo Muncie Daniels
Marsha Stephanie Blake Elena Powell
John Ortiz Franco Quiñones
Tamsin Topolski Lucie Simon
Thaddeus J. Mixson Demetrius
Gabrielle Graham Kallie
Deon Cole Kwesi Dupree
Ennis Esmer Agent Khalil
Hudson Wurster Tanner Simon
Lochlan Miller Blake Simon, Blake Snipes

Crew

Stephen Belber

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