Why it may be worth watching
- Painkiller combines Drama and Crime storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.2/10 from 226 votes.
TV series
Painkiller
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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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Cast
Uzo AdubaEdie Flowers
Matthew BroderickRichard Sackler
Taylor KitschGlen Kryger
Dina ShihabiBritt Hufford
West DuchovnyShannon Schaeffer
John RothmanMortimer Sackler
Clark GreggArthur Sackler
Jack MulhernTyler Kryger
Sam AndersonRaymond Sackler
Tyler RitterUS Attorney John Brownlee
Ana Cruz KayneBrianna Ortiz
John AlesDr. Gregory Fitzgibbons
Carolina BartczakLily Kryger
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, Crime. The available catalogue spans 1 season.
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rsanekExternal review ·
Highly disappointing. Much worse than Dopesick.
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