The new Netflix series “Painkiller” has a lot in common with Hulu’s “Dopesick” in that they both seek to expose the origin and spread of the opioid epidemic. Both lay blame at the feet of the drug’s manufacturer, Purdue Pharma, and more specifically the Sackler family who owned the company.
But for all the similarities, these two shows have a few significant differences. Ultimately, “Dopesick” gets to the heart of the story by investing more deeply in telling the stories of those affected by addiction while “Painkiller” spends a little too much time focusing on the wealth and excess of the Sacklers and Purdue drug reps who benefited from OxyContin’s popularity.
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