Netflix is taking on the opioid crisis.
Then there’s Pete and [series creators] Noah [Harpster] and Micah [Fitzerman-Blue]."
And here’s proof."
Matthew Broderick in ‘Painkiller’.Credit: Keri Anderson/Netflix
(Because the doctors were told it was safe.)
It’s really one of the great betrayals of public trust in history.
It’s so insidious."
Matthew Broderick and Peter Berg filming ‘Painkiller’.Keri Anderson/Netflix
But this isn’t the first time this story has been told.
In 2021, Hulu premieredDopesick, which also followed the early days of the opioid crisis.
“It’s something that we had to consider, being the second one,” Newman admits.
Jamaal Grant and Uzo Aduba in ‘Painkiller’.Keri Anderson/Netflix
John Rothman, Matthew Broderick, and Sam Anderson in ‘Painkiller’.Keri Anderson/Netflix
West Duchovny and Dina Shihabi in ‘Painkiller’.Keri Anderson/Netflix
Taylor Kitsch and Carolina Bartczak in ‘Painkiller’.Keri Anderson/Netflix
Tyler Ritter and Uzo Aduba in ‘Painkiller’.Keri Anderson/Netflix
West Duchovny in ‘Painkiller’.Keri Anderson/Netflix
