A new Netflix series called Painkiller season 1 surely took up the new issue of America’s opioid crisis. Netflix didn’t leave a single instrospection of the issue such as it’s causes, consequences and addiction of the opium. Though Hulu had taken the initiative of tackling the show in 2021, with some well-known Starz. Netflix is also focusing on the same issue and narrating a story with there new series “Painkiller “.
Previously there was a popularity of Narcos the famous series of now Netflix plans to set its comeback with the show “Painkiller”. The show is produced by Eric Newman, the creator of Narcos, as well as Emmy Award-winning writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster.
So, if you are searching for more information about the series , you’ve come to the correct place. Everything you need to know about the series is being served to our page to don’t waste your time and move straight to the article.
Painkiller Season 1 Release Date
Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi, and West Duchovny will star in the Netflix series, which will consist of six one-hour episodes. “Painkiller,” touted as a critical appraisal of criminal behavior, accountability, and the mechanisms that have time and again neglected hundreds of thousands of Americans, will debut on Thursday, August 10.
According to Netflix the major goal was to capture the DNA that lives deep within the soul of the opioid crisis, and Berg also explained the same to Netflix. A very dense and complex tragedy fueled by greed, corruption, human fragility, and even more greed than anyone could imagine ever.
Painkiller Season 1 Plot
The opioid crisis that has gripped America since the 1990s will be the centrepiece of Painkiller.A tragedy decades in the making, the opioid crisis has become one of the most devastating public health crises of our time, as said by programme creator Newman said of the series’ approach to the crisis.Unlike other drug epidemics that began with underground manufacturing .This epidemic started with a doctor’s prescription, was allowed by government regulators, and was marketed by a family-owned pharmaceutical conglomerate that profited billions while compromising patients’ and the public’s confidence.
There are certain individuals who benefited from the crisis, as well as others who experienced the consequences. Some plotted in boardrooms while others attempted to raise the alarm. Art Van Zed, a rural Virginia doctor, took on Purdue and warned regulators about OxyContin abuse. Lindsey Myers, an exuberant high school cheerleader, was reduced to stealing from her parents to finance her developing Oxy habit. Laura Nagel, a hard-charging DEA employee, attempted to hold Purdue officials accountable. The drugmaker’s owners, Raymond and Mortimer Sackler, whose names can be found in museums all over the world, amassed vast riches as a result of OxyContin’s economic success.
The story is inspired by two books: Barry Meier’s ‘Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origins of America’s Opioid Epidemic’ and Patrick Radden Keefe’s ‘The Family That Built an Empire of Pain’ in the New Yorker. Despite the fact that “Painkiller is a fictionalised retelling of events,” the streamer is keen to emphasise that “Painkiller is a fictionalised retelling of events that is being portrayed by Netflix.
It’s not the first time the Sacklers’ story rather this is more than first time . They were prominently featured in the HBO documentary Crime of the Century, as well as the 2021 Hulu/Star Original mini-series Dopesick.
Painkiller Season 1 Cast
Painkiller, like other Netflix limited series, features a main cast of great actors, the most of whom you’ve seen before. Orange is the New Black actress Uzo Aduba and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off star Matthew Broderick have already joined the cast. Broderick will play Richard Sackler, a member of the affluent Sackler family and a top executive at Purdue Pharma, while Aduba will play Edie, the chief investigator in the Purdue case.
Clark Gregg, Jack Mulhern, Sam Anderson, Ana Cruz Kayne, Brian Markinson, Noah Harpster, John Ales, Johnny Sneed, and Tyler Ritter have been named as guest stars in the limited series, in addition to the main cast members.
Where To Watch Painkiller?
Throughout its production, the series was known as “TAMARACK,” which is where we first heard about it before its official debut. Then the name was change afterwards and here we are with the name Painkiller. You can enjoy the show on Netflix but remember you do need proper subscription for that.
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