Dopesick

Watch: Dopesick Season 1 Episode 1

S1 EP1

TV-MA

8 episodes1 season

US Release

~ The true story of how America got hooked on a lie. ~

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:

Danny Strong

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

10/13/2021

Last air date:

11/17/2021

Key words:

based on novel or book
small town
pharmaceutical industry
high school
addiction
based on true story
lawyer
doctor
dea agent
criminal investigation
virginia
coal mining
pharmaceuticals
medical
drug epidemic
opioids
forceful

Seasons

Miniseries

8 Episodes

Cast

Michael Keaton

~ as ~

Samuel Finnix

Peter Sarsgaard

~ as ~

Rick Mountcastle

Michael Stuhlbarg

~ as ~

Richard Sackler

Will Poulter

~ as ~

Billy Cutler

John Hoogenakker

~ as ~

Randy Ramseyer

Kaitlyn Dever

~ as ~

Betsy Mallum

Rosario Dawson

~ as ~

Bridget Meyer

Will Chase

~ as ~

Michael Friedman

Cleopatra Coleman

~ as ~

Grace Pell

Mare Winningham

~ as ~

Diane Mallum

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Reviews (1)

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rsanek
Written 3 year(s) ago
9
Really impressed with the acting performances here. The Michael Keaton / Kaitlyn Dever / Will Poulter storyline was super well done, though I struggled to really care about the Rosario Dawson one. In general I think the series is good in the first 30%, amazing in the next 50%, and then a little bit of a let-down when trying to tie it all together. Still, very much worth a watch.