Be warned. This show doesn’t have a happy ending. But then again, you shouldn’t expect one. It’s about the opioid crisis. Painkiller, Netflix’s limited series tracking the rise of OxyContin, is the latest in a wave of shows, documentaries and books to take on what is often referred to as America’s biggest epidemic.
There's no understating the importance of Painkiller's subject matter - but unfortunately the Netflix series feels all too familiar to Disney+'s Dopesick.
Netflix's Painkiller, starring Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler, centers on the origins of the opioid crisis. Here are the real events behind the show.