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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.
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
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.
No.Title [5]Directed ByWritten By1"First Bottle"2"Breakthrough Pain"Barry LevinsonDanny Strong3"The 5th Vital Sign"Danny Strong & Beth Macy4"Pseudo-Addiction"Michael CuestaJessica MecklenburgNov 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
Richard Sackler begins to launch a powerful new painkiller, a rural doctor is introduced to the drug, a coal miner plans her future, a DEA agent learns of black market pills and federal prosecutors decide to open a case into OxyContin. 8.0/10 (2.2K)
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
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.
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From Executive Producer Danny Strong and starring and executive produced by Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epid...
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