TV Series2023 · 1 season · 6 episodes · Ended

Painkiller

Name: Painkiller
Genre: Crime, Drama
Cast: Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Dina Shihabi, West Duchovny

Taste attributes: crimedramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evil

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Boxlist takeA weighty crime series, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.2 /10

TMDB · 96 votes

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Season

Limited Series

· 2023 · 6 episodes

Episodes (6)

1The One to Start With, The One to Stay With10 Aug 2023
Seizing an opportunity, Richard bets on an opiate that relieves pain. College graduate Shannon takes a job at Purdue. Glen suffers a workplace injury.
2Jesus Gave Me Water10 Aug 2023
A patient using OxyContin attends a Purdue conference. Edie witnesses the drug's adverse effects. Richard faces roadblocks in his pursuit of profit.
3Blizzard of the Century10 Aug 2023
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.
4Is Believed10 Aug 2023
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.
5Hot! Hot! Hot!10 Aug 2023
Glen hits rock bottom, Shannon attends a raucous work afterparty, and Edie uncovers damning evidence in her case against a pharmaceutical giant.
6What's in a Name?10 Aug 2023
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.

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.

Synopsis: TMDB