Dopesick: Season 1

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2021
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In an Emmy-winning performance, Michael Keaton leads this Big Pharma drama inspired by the true story of the company that... More

Where to watch Dopesick: Season 1

Dopesick: Season 1 is available to stream in New Zealand... More now on Disney+.

Dopesick: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1.1

First Bottle

Richard Sackler begins to launch a powerful new painkiller, a... More rural doctor is introduced to the drug, a coal miner plans her future, a DEA Agent learns of blackmarket pills, and federal prosecutors decide to open a case into OxyContin.

Episode 1.2

Breakthrough Pain

OxyContin is on the market but faces a potential threat,... More Purdue’s vast influence reaches the town of Finch Creek, Bridget steps outside her DEA authority, and the criminal investigation of OxyContin begins.

Episode 1.3

The 5th Vital Sign

Doctor Finnix begins to taper Betsy off OxyContin, Bridget sees... More the toll the drug is taking on communities, Rick and Randy investigate the world of “pain societies”, and with sales climbing, Richard Sackler makes bigger plans for his new drug.

Episode 1.4

Pseudo-Addiction

Sky-high OxyContin sales are threatened by reports of abuse, prosecutors... More investigate a claim central to OxyContin marketing, and Finnix begins to question the safety of the drug.

EPISODE 1.5

The Whistleblower

With OxyContin abuse spreading across the country, Bridget brings the... More fight to Purdue while Rick and Randy seek to find a whistleblower within Purdue to tie their case together.

EPISODE 1.6

Hammer the Abusers

Richard Sackler faces a catastrophic challenge to Purdue’s bottom line,... More Bridget takes her fight to the FDA, Finnix reassesses his life as Betsy struggles to kick her addiction, and Rick and Randy find a bombshell piece of evidence.

EPISODE 1.7

Black Box Warning

Richard Sackler and Purdue work the system to prevent their... More drug from being reigned in, Bridget has a breakthrough in her mission, Betsy has hit rock-bottom while Finnix explores new avenues, and Rick and Randy ready their criminal case.

EPISODE 1.8

The People vs. Purdue Pharma

Rick and Randy’s criminal investigation now threatens Richard Sackler’s empire,... More activists take action against Purdue, and Finnix tries to heal his beloved community that’s been ravaged by addiction.

Dopesick: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

While recent movies have struggled to relay the magnitude of America's opioid crisis, this miniseries does so with gripping and harrowing efficiency.

"Too often, the good parts of the Dopesick ensemble get caught up in the intercutting with the generic parts, or drowned in the cliches of their ill-fated situations."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"The approach here somehow leaves the tale feeling both too sprawling to be contained within only eight hours and too self-explanatory to require such a heavy course of treatment."

Rolling StoneRolling Stone

"When the series breaks your heart, it really shatters it."

VultureVulture

"Hulu's valiant endeavor just keeps hammering home a point it made straight from the jump."

IndieWireIndieWire

"When it does choose substance over gimmicky style, you won't be able to look away."

A.V. ClubA.V. Club

"A (mostly) sober, compelling and clear dramatisation of one of the most shameful examples of big pharma wrongdoing in recent history, which will have you recoiling in fury."

Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

"The show is uneven and at times almost too harrowing to watch, but in its best moments it conveys the pain and the havoc wrought by corporate recklessness and greed."

The New YorkerThe New Yorker

"The more familiar you already are with the Sackler story and the opioid crisis, the more you will get out of it, which is not the dramatic ideal."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"What Dopesick does very well... is chart how opioid abuse boomed."

The TimesThe Times

"Given the size of its canvas, Dopesick is a remarkable achievement..."

IndependentIndependent

"Attracted by its cast and pedigree, serious-minded viewers should tune in to this rare gritty original adult drama on Disney's streaming network..."

Screen DailyScreen Daily

Dopesick: Season 1 | Details

Award winner
Best Actor in a Limited Series (Keaton) winner at the 2022 Emmys, Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Rating
16, Drug use & offensive language
Genre
Drama, True Story & Biography
Country of origin
USA

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