2023-08-10 09:00:16
The drama series Painkiller looks back on the major role of Purdue Pharma in the opioid crisis in the United States. This fiction series is available on Netflix on August 10, 2023.
Summary
Series Painkiller is a fiction series. It depicts the events described in several American articles and denouncing the opioid crisis which has claimed millions of victims in the United States with the complicity of a pharmaceutical giant.
This six-part miniseries is directed by Peter Berg. At the casting, viewers will be able to recognize Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black), Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller’s Crazy Day) or even Sam Anderson (Forrest Gump, Lost). Painkiller is available in streaming on Netflix on August 10, 2023.
What is the synopsis of the series Painkiller ?
Since the mid-2010s, America has been affected by the opioid crisis. Very powerful analgesics are massively prescribed as painkillers. The cases of addiction explode and we deplore hundreds of thousands of overdoses. Despite the risks, the pharmaceutical companies that produce them do not hesitate to extol the merits of these dangerous molecules and encourage doctors to prescribe them en masse.
What casting for Painkiller ?
Uzo Aduba : Edie
Matthew Broderick : Richard Sackler
Sam Anderson : Raymond Sackler
Taylor Kitsch : Glen Kryger
Carolina Bartczak : Lily Kryger
Tyler Ritter : John Brownlee
John Ales : Dr. Gregory Fitzgibbons
Ron Lea : Bill Havens
Ana Cruz Kayne : Brianna Ortiz
West Duchovny : Shannon Schaeffer
Jack Mulhern :Tyler Kryger
Dina Shihabi : Britt
Where to discover Painkiller and streaming ?
Painkiller is available for broadcast since August 10, 2023 on the video-on-demand platform. To discover the six episodes of the first season of the series, and all the content from the streaming giant’s catalog, you can subscribe from 5.99 euros with ads and 8.99 euros without ads.
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