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- 1. First Bottle Oct 13, 2021
- Richard Sackler launches a powerful new painkiller and a rural doctor is introduced to the drug.
- 2. Breakthrough Pain Oct 13, 2021
- Bridget steps outside her DEA authority; the criminal investigation of OxyContin begins.
- 3. The 5th Vital Sign Oct 13, 2021
- Doctor Finnix begins to taper Betsy off OxyContin; Bridget sees the toll the drug is taking.
Dopesick is a drama series based on a book about the opioid crisis in America. It follows the stories of individuals, families, and government officials affected by the drug OxyContin and its maker Purdue Pharma.
With Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Poulter. The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Purdue Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA.
- (80K)
- 2021-10-13
- Drama
- 62
Nov 8, 2021 · Hulu's 'Dopesick' tells the chilling story of America's opioid crisis. Is Dopesick a true story? Mostly. Hulu's limited series is based in part on material from the nonfiction book Dopesick:...
- Eric Deggans
By turns a saga of corporate brutality, a legal thriller, and a portrait of the way money and power crushes ordinary people beneath their heels, Dopesick is superbly-made, but profoundly sad ...
- (74)
- October 13, 2021
- Michael Keaton
From Executive Producer Danny Strong and starring and executive produced by Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining ...
- Michael Keaton
- October 13, 2021
Dopesick is a drama inspired by the New York Times bestselling book by Beth Macy, starring Michael Keaton and directed by Barry Levinson. It follows the story of how one company triggered the worst drug crisis in American history, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma to the streets of a Virginia mining community.
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Oct 12, 2021 · “Dopesick,” Hulu’s ambitious and intermittently compelling mini-series about the role of Purdue Pharma in the opioid crisis, is built around the theme of pain.