Painkiller series on Netflix brings different perspectives not just from the users but also from those who pushed and peddled the drug to make profits.
The opioid crisis has shaken the United States. With countless victims, the crisis is fueled as much by those who wrote the prescriptions as those who misused and abused it. The new Netflix limited series dramatizes some of the many real life stories of victims ans well as the perpetrators who aided this horrible crisis.
As the pain empire flourished and made billions for many, many stumbled and fell into an abyss of hurt that kept them pulling down. The series examines the roots of crime that flourished and tries to place accountability on those who let this crisis grow unabated.
Who was really responsible for this crisis? The people who prescribed these medicines? Those who let the illegal trade flourish? Or the manufacturers who flooded the market with the drugs without questioning where it was going?
Based on the book Barry Meier, Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster develop this eye-opening series in six one hour episodes. Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi star in the series.
Painkiller Release Date
Painkiller starts streaming on Netflix from August 10, 2023.