pain killer show

The "Painkiller" show is a 2023 American drama miniseries available on Netflix that dramatizes the origins and consequences of the opioid crisis in the United States. It is based on Barry Meier's book "Pain Killer" and Patrick Radden Keefe's New Yorker article "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain," which focus on the opioid OxyContin, its manufacturer Purdue Pharma, and the Sackler family behind the company. The series follows key characters including an investigator trying to hold Purdue accountable, a family man addicted to OxyContin after an injury, and a sales rep at Purdue, illustrating the devastating impact of the opioid epidemic through a largely fictionalized but fact-based narrative. The shows aired starting August 10, 2023, starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick among others.