Painkiller is an upcoming 2022 American drama limited series made for Netflix and created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster.[1] The six-episode series, which is based on Patrick Radden Keefe's New Yorker article "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain" and Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America’s Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier,[2] will focus on the birth of the opioid crisis with an emphasis on Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.[3]
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Producer | Chris Hatcher |
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1 | TBA | Peter Berg | Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | 2022 (2022) |
2 | TBA | Peter Berg | Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | 2022 (2022) |
3 | TBA | Peter Berg | Will Hettinger and Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | 2022 (2022) |
4 | TBA | Peter Berg | Boo Killebrew & Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | 2022 (2022) |
5 | TBA | Peter Berg | Boo Killebrew & Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | 2022 (2022) |
6 | TBA | Peter Berg | Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster | 2022 (2022) |
Production began in Toronto in April 2021 and wrapped in November 2021. The series was directed by Peter Berg.[6]
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