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The true story behind the Netflix series 'Painkiller'

John Rothman as Mortimer Sackler, Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler and Sam Anderson as Raymond Sackler in "Painkiller."

John Rothman as Mortimer Sackler, Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler and Sam Anderson as Raymond Sackler in "Painkiller." (Keri Anderson, Netflix)


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"Painkiller," a six-episode series that offers a dramatized look at the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis, has hit Netflix. Matthew Broderick takes the lead as Richard Sackler, the former president and co-chairman of the now infamous pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma that heavily pushed OxyContin into the market.

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