Netflix has revealed a trailer and two posters for their limited series Painkiller, a fictionalized telling of real events, explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America, highlighting the stories of perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin. Painkiller, premieres August 10.
Synopsis: 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 the medical drug known as OxyContin. An examination of crime, accountability, and the systems that have repeatedly failed hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Painkillers is a mini-series created and showrun by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster. All of the episodes are directed by the American filmmaker Pete Berg, director of the films The Rundown, Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, Hancock, Virtuality, Battleship, Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day, Mile 22, and Spenser Confidential previously. With one episode directed by Dan Skene. Based on the book “Pain Killer” by Barry Meier and the New Yorker article “The Family That Built the Empire of Pain”. Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Patrick Radden Keefe. Executive produced by Eric Newman, Pete Berg, Alex Gibney, Patrick Radden Keefe, Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster.
Matthew Broderick and Uzo Aduba star in new posters for Netflix’s Painkiller.
Matthew Broderick
Uzo Aduba
