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[05/08/23 - 08:01 AM]
Netflix's "Painkiller" - Date & First Look Debut
A fictionalized retelling of events, "Painkiller" is a scripted limited series that explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America, highlighting the stories of the perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin.
[via press release from Netflix]

DATE ANNOUNCEMENT & FIRST LOOK DEBUT

PAINKILLER

Netflix's new limited series premieres August 10 on Netflix

About PAINKILLER:

A fictionalized retelling of events, PAINKILLER is a scripted limited series that explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America, highlighting the stories of the perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin. An examination of crime, accountability, and the systems that have repeatedly failed hundreds of thousands of Americans, PAINKILLER is based on the book PAIN KILLER by Barry Meier and the New Yorker Magazine article 'The Family That Built the Empire of Pain' by Patrick Radden Keefe. Executive produced by Eric Newman, Pete Berg, Alex Gibney, and showrunners/creators Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster. Starring Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi, and West Duchovny.

Series Credits

Episodes: 6 episodes x 1 hour

Executive Produced by: Eric Newman, Peter Berg, Alex Gibney and Creators / Showrunners / Writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster

Directed by: Peter Berg

Consulting Producer / Based on the book by Barry Meier

Executive Producer / Based on The New Yorker Magazine article 'The Family That Built the Empire of Pain' by Patrick Radden Keefe

Starring: Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi, West Duchovny, John Rothman

Guest Stars: Clark Gregg, Jack Mulhern, Sam Anderson, Ana Cruz Kayne, Brian Markinson, Noah Harpster, John Ales, Johnny Sneed, Tyler Ritter

Filming Location: Toronto

www.netflix.com/painkiller





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