'Painkiller': Watch the First Three Minutes of the Netflix Limited Series
The Big Picture Ah, the woes of being filthy rich. In a sneak peek for its upcoming limited series Painkiller, Netflix has released the first three minutes of the first episode. The series stars Matthew Broderick as a billionaire who profited off the opioid crisis in America. The series is set to premiere later this week.
The scene is played to the tune of Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence,” and suggests that Richard is not living his best wealthy moment. Richard is the nephew of Arthur Sackler, the founder of Purdue Pharma – the company behind OxyContin, a painkiller that is highly effective but also dangerously addictive. The story is set to cover the story from the perspective of Purdue and the people whose lives were damaged by addiction.
“[His company] has developed kind of a great drug, a miracle for a lot of people giving their lives back, and well, there’s a very bad side to it. He feels that he’s helping an enormous amount of people. It’s the only thing we have to get through pain, and I think Richard fully believes that.”
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