A look at how Purdue Pharma worked with the FDA to get OxyContin approved for wider use, promoting the highly profitable pain medication's safety without sufficient evidence, and creating a campaign to redefine pain and how it's treated.
Title | The Crime of the Century - Season 1 Episode 1 Part One |
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Year | 2021 |
Genre | Documentary, Crime, Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | HBO |
Cast | Edward Byrne, Patrick Radden Keefe, Lenny Bernstein, Roy Bosley, Alec Burlakoff, Scott Higham |
Crew | Nancy Abraham (Executive Producer), Lisa Heller (Executive Producer), Alex Gibney (Producer), Sarah Dowland (Producer), Svetlana Zill (Producer), Stacey Offman (Executive Producer) |
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Keyword | miniseries, opioid epidemic, synthetic heroin |
First Air Date | May 10, 2021 |
Last Air date | May 11, 2021 |
Season | 1 Season |
Episode | 2 Episode |
Runtime | 118:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 7.93/ 10 by 29.00 users |
Popularity | 4.611 |
Language | English |