‘Painkiller’ Director Says Netflix Opioid Crisis Series Is Not Competing With ‘Dopesick’: ‘We Have a Very Different Tone’

‘Painkiller’ Director Says Netflix Opioid Crisis Series Is Not Competing With ‘Dopesick’: ‘We Have a Very Different Tone’

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Netflix’s new limited series “Painkiller” tackles the Sackler dynasty and Purdue Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis through a fictional retelling of the epidemic — similar to Hulu’s 2021-released “Dopesick.” “Painkiler” EP and director Peter Berg says the coincidence was simply a matter of timing.…

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