EP 1AvailableNow playingThe One to Start With, the One to Stay With
51m·8/10/2023·6.2
Seizing an opportunity, Richard bets on an opiate that relieves pain. College graduate Shannon takes a job at Purdue. Glen suffers a workplace injury.
Painkiller
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDb7.2
- Released
- 8/10/2023
- Duration
- 0h 44m
- Genre
- Drama, Crime
- Country
- United States of America
- Cast
- Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch
Overview
The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableNow playing
EP 2AvailableJesus Gave Me Water
47m·8/10/2023·7.7
A patient using OxyContin attends a Purdue conference. Edie witnesses the drug's adverse effects. Richard faces roadblocks in his pursuit of profit.
EP 3AvailableBlizzard of the Century
42m·8/10/2023·7.4
Glen is forced to detox when his addiction lands him in the ER. Edie struggles to convince her new boss, the US Attorney, to build a case against Purdue.
EP 4AvailableIs Believed
45m·8/10/2023·7.4
Edie works to expose Purdue. Shannon enjoys the perks of her job but faces a moral dilemma. Pushed to the brink, Glen starts losing control at work.
EP 5AvailableHot! Hot! Hot!
60m·8/10/2023·7.4
Glen hits rock bottom, Shannon attends a raucous work afterparty, and Edie uncovers damning evidence in her case against a pharmaceutical giant.
EP 6AvailableWhat's in a Name?
44m·8/10/2023·6.3
Glen starts sobriety. Shannon reevaluates her role. Using new evidence, Edie and the team take Purdue to court as the case comes to a stunning end.
Cast
Edie Flowers
Uzo Aduba
Richard Sackler
Matthew Broderick
Glen Kryger
Taylor Kitsch
Britt Hufford
Dina Shihabi
Shannon Schaeffer
West Duchovny
Mortimer Sackler
John Rothman
Arthur Sackler
Clark Gregg
Tyler Kryger
Jack Mulhern
Raymond Sackler
Sam Anderson
US Attorney John Brownlee
Tyler Ritter
Brianna Ortiz
Ana Cruz Kayne
Dr. Gregory Fitzgibbons
