Uzo Aduba
Edie
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- 6. What's In a Name? Aug 10, 2023
- Glen starts sobriety; Edie and the team take Purdue to court as the case comes to a stunning end.
- 5. Hot! Hot! Hot! Aug 10, 2023
- Glen hits rock bottom; Shannon attends a raucous work after-party; Edie uncovers damning evidence.
- 4. Is Believed Aug 10, 2023
- Edie works to expose Purdue; Shannon faces a moral dilemma; Glen starts losing control at work.
Based on Patrick Radden Keefe's New Yorker article "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain" and Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier, the series focuses on the birth of the opioid crisis, with an emphasis on Purdue Pharma, the company owned by Richard Sackler and his family that was the ...
Painkiller: Created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster. With Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi. The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.
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Aug 18, 2023 · Television. What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Painkiller. Did Richard Sackler really have a beloved mastiff named Unch? By Ellin Stein. Aug 18, 20235:29 PM. Left: Richard Sackler. Right:...
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American TV series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Painkiller is an American drama television miniseries created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. Based on Patrick Radden Keefe 's New Yorker article "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain" and Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic by ...
Aug 10, 2023 · “ Painkiller ,” a six-episode series that offers a dramatized look at the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis, has hit Netflix. Matthew Broderick takes the lead as Richard Sackler, the former president and co-chairman of the now infamous pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma that heavily pushed OxyContin into the market.
The Painkiller cast includes Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, West Duchovny, Dina Shihabi, John Rothman and Tyler Ritter. The limited series about the opioid crisis premieres on Netflix Aug. 10.
