Dopesick (2021–2021)

TV ShowEndedDrama1 season, 8 episodes
Dopesick posterReview score: 78%

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Plot

Samuel Finnix, an old-school doctor who approaches his practice with kindness and compassion, but finds himself embroiled in Big Pharma's deadly secret.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Dopesick S01E04Pseudo-AddictionS01E04 · 8.2Sky-high OxyContin sales are threatened by reports of abuse, prosecutors investigate a claim central to OxyContin marketing, and Finnix begins to question the safety of the drug.
  2. 02Dopesick S01E03The 5th Vital SignS01E03 · 8.1Doctor Finnix begins to taper Betsy off OxyContin, Bridget sees the toll the drug is taking on communities, Rick and Randy investigate the world of “pain societies”, and with sales climbing, Richard Sackler makes bigger plans for his new drug.
  3. 03Dopesick S01E05The WhistleblowerS01E05 · 8.1With OxyContin abuse spreading across the country, Bridget brings the fight to Purdue while Rick and Randy seek to find a whistleblower within Purdue to tie their case together.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2021Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Dopesick S01E01First BottleOctober 13, 2021 7.8Richard Sackler begins to launch a powerful new painkiller, a rural doctor is introduced to the drug, a coal miner plans her future, a DEA A
  2. S01E02Dopesick S01E02Breakthrough PainOctober 13, 2021 7.7OxyContin is on the market but faces a potential threat, Purdue’s vast influence reaches the town of Finch Creek, Bridget steps outside her
  3. S01E03Dopesick S01E03The 5th Vital SignOctober 13, 2021 8.1Doctor Finnix begins to taper Betsy off OxyContin, Bridget sees the toll the drug is taking on communities, Rick and Randy investigate the w
  4. S01E04Dopesick S01E04Season's bestPseudo-AddictionOctober 20, 2021 8.2Sky-high OxyContin sales are threatened by reports of abuse, prosecutors investigate a claim central to OxyContin marketing, and Finnix begi
  5. S01E05Dopesick S01E05The WhistleblowerOctober 27, 2021 8.1With OxyContin abuse spreading across the country, Bridget brings the fight to Purdue while Rick and Randy seek to find a whistleblower with
  6. S01E06Dopesick S01E06Hammer the AbusersNovember 3, 2021 8.1Richard Sackler faces a catastrophic challenge to Purdue’s bottom line, Bridget takes her fight to the FDA, Finnix reassesses his life as Be
  7. S01E07Dopesick S01E07Black Box WarningNovember 10, 2021 8.1Richard Sackler and Purdue work the system to prevent their drug from being reigned in, Bridget has a breakthrough in her mission, Betsy has
  8. S01E08Dopesick S01E08The People vs. Purdue PharmaNovember 17, 2021 8.1Rick and Randy’s criminal investigation now threatens Richard Sackler’s empire, activists take action against Purdue, and Finnix tries to he

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Castfull cast & details

Michael KeatonMichael KeatonSamuel FinnixPeter SarsgaardPeter SarsgaardRick MountcastleMichael StuhlbargMichael StuhlbargRichard SacklerWill PoulterWill PoulterBilly CutlerJohn HoogenakkerJohn HoogenakkerRandy RamseyerKaitlyn DeverKaitlyn DeverBetsy MallumRosario DawsonRosario DawsonBridget MeyerWill ChaseWill ChaseMichael Friedman

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