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Dopesick
“The true story of how America got hooked on a lie.”
20218.01 Season8 EpisodesEnded
Overview
The story of how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Look into the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of "one percenter" Big Pharma Manhattan.
Created by Beth Macy
Written by Beth Macy
Produced by Richie Kern
NetworksHulu
Top Cast
Michael Keaton
Samuel Finnix
Peter Sarsgaard
Rick Mountcastle
Michael Stuhlbarg
Richard Sackler
Will Poulter
Billy Cutler
John Hoogenakker
Randy Ramseyer
Kaitlyn Dever
Betsy Mallum
Rosario Dawson
Bridget Meyer
Will Chase
Michael Friedman
Cleopatra Coleman
Grace Pell
Themes & Keywords
based on novel or booksmall townpharmaceutical industryhigh schooladdictionbased on true storylawyerdoctordea agentcriminal investigationvirginiacoal miningpharmaceuticalsmedicaldrug epidemicopioidsforceful
About Dopesick
Dopesick is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of based on novel or book, small town, pharmaceutical industry, high school, addiction, based on true story. Created by Beth Macy, it stars Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg. The story of how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Look into the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of "one percenter" Big Pharma Manhattan.
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