Miniseries (2021)
Release date: 2021-05-10
User rating:
9 / 10
Episodes (2):
1. Part One
A look at how Purdue Pharma worked with the FDA to get OxyContin approved for wider use, promoting the highly profitable pain medication's safety without sufficient evidence, and creating a campaign to redefine pain and how it's treated.
Release date: 2021-05-10
2. Part Two
A spotlight on the mass marketing of the synthetic opioid fentanyl examines the connections between drug manufacturers and government policy. Video of sales retreats and promotional material reveals a deep cynicism among company employees and a disregard for the widespread, nefarious corporate practices.
Release date: 2021-05-11
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Edward Byrne - Self - HSI Special Agent, Patrick Radden Keefe - Self - Writer and Producer, Wind of Change, Lenny Bernstein, Roy Bosley, Alec Burlakoff, Scott Higham
Crew - click here to expand
Nancy Abraham - Executive Producer, Lisa Heller - Executive Producer, Alex Gibney - Producer, Sarah Dowland - Producer, Svetlana Zill - Producer, Stacey Offman - Executive Producer, Richard Perello - Executive Producer, Todd Hoffman - Executive Producer, Aaron Fishman - Executive Producer, Peter Nashel - Original Music Composer, Eric Schuman - Co-Editor