An investigator uncovers how America's opioid epidemic was created by the head of Purdue Pharma, whose grandfather's callous marketing methods made his family rich, and who bribed and cheated to support his claim that oxycontin was not addictive. Based on Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America’s Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier.
Show Details:
Start date: Aug 2023
End date: Aug 2023
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): Netflix (US)
Run time: 50 min
Episodes: 6 eps
Genre(s): Drama
End date: Aug 2023
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): Netflix (US)
Run time: 50 min
Episodes: 6 eps
Genre(s): Drama
Credits:
- Uzo Aduba as Edie Flowers
- Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler
- West Duchovny as Shannon Schaeffer
- Dina Shihabi as Britt Hufford
- John Rothman as Mortimer Sackler
- Taylor Kitsch as Glen Kryger
- Clark Gregg as Arthur Sackler, Sr.
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 10 Aug 23 | The One to Start With, The One to Stay With |
| 2. | 1-2 | 10 Aug 23 | Jesus Gave Me Water |
| 3. | 1-3 | 10 Aug 23 | Blizzard of the Century |
| 4. | 1-4 | 10 Aug 23 | Is Believed |
| 5. | 1-5 | 10 Aug 23 | Hot! Hot! Hot! |
| 6. | 1-6 | 10 Aug 23 | What's in a Name |