First off let me just say the acting in this limited series is impeccable. Uzo Aduba showed such range and conviction in her role as Edie Flowers, and I hope she gets many awards for this stunning performance. Beyond this, the storylines are painfully real, they do not hold back and truly get the message across on how horrible the drug, and the company that made it are. I was hooked from the first episode and could not stop watching. You see all sides of the opioid epidemic from the people who started it, the people who spread it, the people who fought to end it, and the victims who suffered because of it. Painkiller is extremely uncomfortable to watch at times which is a testament not only to the phenomenal acting and story telling, but the brutal reality that those who fell victim to OxyContin experience. Couldn't recommend this enough.
Review of Painkiller
