Quote from Eric Newman: "A tragedy decades in the making, the opioid crisis has become one of the most devastating public health crises of our time. Sports Emmy Award® Winner Peter Berg ( The Leftovers, Friday Night Lights) will direct all eight episodes of the limited series. Their respective master works serve as underlying material for the series. Patrick Radden Keefe ( Dirty Money) who wrote New Yorker’s ‘The Family That Built An Empire of Pain’ and Barry Meier, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and author of the groundbreaking book Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America’s Opioid Epidemic will both consult on Painkiller. Netflix today announced Painkiller, a new scripted drama and limited series about the origins of the opioid crisis.Įric Newman ( Children of Men) will serve as Executive Producer as part of his overall deal with Netflix where he is showrunner on Narcos and Narcos: Mexico.Įmmy Award ® nominated writing duo Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster ( A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, Transparent) will write and serve as Showrunners and Executive Producers.Īcademy Award ® and Emmy Award ® winner Alex Gibney ( Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Enron: The Smartest Guys In the Room) will serve as Executive Producer. Emmy Award® Winner Peter Berg Set To Direct all Episodes of Limited Series
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