The drama is out on Netflix now.
Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick as Edie Flowers and Richard Sackler in Painkiller. (Netflix)
Painkiller aims for audacious satire, dishes up indignation and looks to ignite the embers of debate around the US’s opioid addiction over six incisive episodes.
By telling a fictionalised version of the story of Oxycontin — which Disney+ did so successfully with Dopesick — creators Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Hapster go back over old ground with an ensemble cast including Matthew Broderick (Richard Sackler), Clark Gregg (Arthur Sackler Sr), Taylor Kitsch (Glen Kryger) and Uzo Aduba (Edie Flowers).
However, despite the presences of some serious acting talent steering this narrative towards its finale, Painkiller feels like a heavy-handed interpretation which required more tact and less tub thumping.
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