Dopesick: Season 1

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HULU | Season Premiere Date: October 13, 2021

Summary: A Virginian miner (Kaitlyn Dever) and her doctor Samuel Finnix (Michael Keaton) are just a few of the victims of Purdue Pharma's prescription pain medication OxyContin in this Danny Strong limited series based on Beth Macy's non-fiction book, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. The People vs. Purdue Pharma
Air Date: November 17, 2021
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S1:E7. Black Box Warning
Air Date: November 10, 2021
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S1:E6. Hammer the Abusers
Air Date: November 3, 2021

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The Independent Ed Cumming

Nov 12, 2021

Given the size of its canvas, Dopesick is a remarkable achievement, which clearly lays out the facts of the slow-burning tragedy, with lots of helpful date reminders, without losing track of the human stories behind it. Read full review

Allison Keene

Oct 6, 2021

For all its faults and lulls, I wanted to keep watching. Every reveal is damning and essential. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Oct 13, 2021

It's a large credit to the show's writing, and its excellent performances, that "Dopesick" breaks away from its initial “and then this happened” type of plotting. These characters may have a part to play in the mechanics of this story, but they have more dimension than simply symbols, especially as the plotting (hour-long episodes) gives space for the story to be about everyone’s psychological pains and problems Read full review

Joel Keller

Oct 13, 2021

Dopesick will certainly be a slow burn in spots. But it deals with a subject whose depth most people aren’t aware of, and the performances are so good that it should keep viewers interested. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Oct 11, 2021

This is an uneven series that is often quite good but feels like a missed opportunity to be something great. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Oct 14, 2021

While it bites off more than it can reasonably chew and can be a little heavy-handed at times, when the series breaks your heart, it really shatters it. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Oct 6, 2021

Despite powerful performances from Michael Keaton and several of his top-tier co-stars, Dopesick is a frustrating selection of questionable narrative choices and bizarrely bad performances from typically unimpeachable actors. It’s a muddled telling of an urgent story. Read full review

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Edbisch

Oct 15, 2021

Masterfully told with chilling details how one company ignited the opioid epidemic while aided and protected by government officials while the rank and file tried their best to alter the course that has led to 500,000 plus casualties

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seel82

Nov 11, 2021

The two comments about wanting a documentary are lousy -- obviously there's a documentary on it. Feel free to read Empire of Pain for an even deeper dive.

This is really well done. The only thing I would really argue with it is that it jumps in time a bit too much, and the voice onThe two comments about wanting a documentary are lousy -- obviously there's a documentary on it. Feel free to read Empire of Pain for an even deeper dive.

This is really well done. The only thing I would really argue with it is that it jumps in time a bit too much, and the voice on Richard Sackler is the most annoying voice I've heard. Like Dark Knight Bruce Wayne but 100x worse.

Otherwise, great series, very engaging.… Expand

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geewah

May 17, 2022

A fantastic limited series on the opiod epidemic in the US and the driving force behind it, Purdue Pharma. Lead by strong performances from it's lead actors this is well worth the time to watch.

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Mauro_Lanari

Feb 17, 2022

(Mauro Lanari)
Why a non-linear narrative? Perhaps to distinguish it from "Traffic" (Soderbergh 2000), from the 4th and final excellent season of "Goliath", from the extraordinary "Kill the Messenger" directed in 2014 by the same Michael Cuesta who signed the 3rd and 4th episode of this(Mauro Lanari)
Why a non-linear narrative? Perhaps to distinguish it from "Traffic" (Soderbergh 2000), from the 4th and final excellent season of "Goliath", from the extraordinary "Kill the Messenger" directed in 2014 by the same Michael Cuesta who signed the 3rd and 4th episode of this "Dopesick"? Just to say that on the subject there were already illustrious precedents, but all affected by the similar flaw: the apology of quixoticism, the idea that it is better to win battles by losing the war rather than the opposite. A television miniseries that therefore exalts the "beautiful losers": better than nothing or not? If humans survive only by taking some kind of drug, there must be an explanation.… Expand

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UncleWillard

Oct 13, 2021

5 for now as obviously I haven't seen it yet, but I'm interested in the topic. I'll update later (like people are waiting with bated breath for my take on it, lol). However, if you really want to know about how the opioid crisis developed, there's a great, limited doc series on HBO called5 for now as obviously I haven't seen it yet, but I'm interested in the topic. I'll update later (like people are waiting with bated breath for my take on it, lol). However, if you really want to know about how the opioid crisis developed, there's a great, limited doc series on HBO called "Crime of the Century." It lays the whole thing out. Not sure why we need a watered down, dramatic version of historical events. The truth is so much stranger and more interesting.… Expand

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plumpudding

Nov 10, 2021

I would rather watch a documentary on the subject than have this unnecessary melodrama included.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 13, 2021
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  S1:E8. The People vs. Purdue Pharma
  Air Date: November 17, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E7. Black Box Warning
  Air Date: November 10, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E6. Hammer the Abusers
  Air Date: November 3, 2021
- tbd
  S1:E5. The Whistleblower
  Air Date: October 27, 2021
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  S1:E4. Pseudo-Addiction
  Air Date: October 20, 2021
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  S1:E3. The 5th Vital Sign
  Air Date: October 13, 2021
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  S1:E2. Breakthrough Pain
  Air Date: October 13, 2021
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  S1:E1. First Bottle
  Air Date: October 13, 2021