Dopesick
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 13, 2021
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
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  1. UncleWillard
    Oct 13, 2021
    5
    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 called "Crime of the Century." It lays the whole thing out. Not sure why we need a watered down, dramatic5 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
  2. Mauro_Lanari
    Feb 17, 2022
    6
    (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    (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
  3. seel82
    Nov 11, 2021
    9
    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 on Richard Sackler is the most annoying voice I've heard. Like Dark Knight Bruce Wayne but 100x worse.    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 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
  4. plumpudding
    Nov 10, 2021
    4
    I would rather watch a documentary on the subject than have this unnecessary melodrama included.
  5. geewah
    May 17, 2022
    9
    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.
  6. Edbisch
    Oct 15, 2021
    10
    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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#75 Most Discussed TV Season of 2021

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Benji Wilson
    Nov 12, 2021
    80
    At times Dopesick can feel similarly overwhelming. But it also feels important that these stories be told.
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  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Nov 12, 2021
    60
    The result is a series that is far more chaotic than it needs to be; 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. But the main points and the outrage are clear.
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  3. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Ed Cumming
    Nov 12, 2021
    100
    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.
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