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Painkiller (TV Mini Series 2023) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Painkiller cast includes Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, West Duchovny, Dina Shihabi, John Rothman and Tyler Ritter.
Painkiller: Created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster. With Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi. The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.
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- 2023-08-10
- Crime, Drama
- 48
- Daisy Phillipson
- Painkiller cast and characters. There are plenty of familiar faces in the Painkiller cast, but before we get into it, here’s the synopsis: “A fictionalized retelling of events, Painkiller is a scripted limited series that explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America, highlighting the stories of the perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin.”
- Richard Sackler: Matthew Broderick. Netflix. Matthew Broderick plays Richard Sackler, a member of the Sackler family, which founded and owns a significant portion of Purdue Pharma, the pharmaceutical company known for producing and aggressively marketing the opioid painkiller OxyContin.
- Edie Flowers: Uzo Aduba. Netflix. Uzo Aduba plays Edie Flowers in the Painkiller cast. Edie is a no-nonsense lawyer working for the US attorney’s office in Roanoke, Virginia – one of the areas of the country that was hit the hardest by Purdue’s aggressive marketing tactics.
- Glen Kryger: Taylor Kitsch. Netflix. Taylor Kitsch plays Glen Kryger, a fictional character who symbolizes the millions of people who have faced devastation as a result of the opioid crisis.
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- Uzo Aduba - Edie Flowers. Uzo Aduba portrays Edie Flowers in Painkiller, a lawyer working for the United States attorney's office in Roanoke who spearheads the investigation of a new drug named OxyContin.
- Matthew Broderick - Richard Sackler. Matthew Broderick plays Richard Sackler, a senior executive at Purdue Pharma who becomes chairman and president of the company after its founder and his nephew, Arthur, passes away.
- Sam Anderson - Raymond Sackler. Sam Anderson portrays Raymond Sackler in Painkiller, one of the owners of Purdue Pharma. In October 2017, The New Yorker published an article that implied Sackler was morally responsible for the opioid epidemic in the United States.
- Clark Gregg - Arthur Sackler. Clark Gregg is Arthur Sackler in the limited series, Purdue Pharma's founder who appears throughout the series as an apparition after his death to guide and teach Richard how to handle the family legacy.
Painkiller is an American drama television miniseries created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster.
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Netflix's latest drama Painkiller stars Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick, as well as many others. Read on for the full breakdown of the cast.
