Painkiller

Painkiller is an American drama limited series made for Netflix and created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. The six-episode series, which is based on Patrick Radden Keefe's New Yorker article "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain" and Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier, focuses on the birth of the opioid crisis, with an emphasis on Purdue Pharma, a company owned by Richard Sackler and his family that was the manufacturer of OxyContin. The Sackler family have been described as the "most evil family in America", and "the worst drug dealers in history". Painkiller premiered on Netflix on August 10, 2023. Cast and characters Uzo Aduba as Edie Flowers Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler Sam Anderson as Raymond Sackler Clark Gregg as Arthur Sackler Taylor Kitsch as Glen Kryger Carolina Bartczak as Lily Kryger Tyler Ritter as John L. Brownlee John Ales as Gregory Fitzgibbons Ron Lea as Bill Havens Ana Cruz Kayne as Brianna Ortiz West Duchovny as Shannon Schaeffer Jack Mulhern as Tyler Kryger Dina Shihabi as Britt John Rothman as Mortimer Sackler John Murphy as Michael Friedman Noah Harpster as Curtis Wright Episodes