Dopesick
Dopesick Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
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About
"A meticulous indictment of how an epidemic was engineered"
Dopesick traces the opioid epidemic from its roots, following a small-town Virginia doctor who starts prescribing a promising new painkiller called OxyContin, while DEA investigators and a pharmaceutical dynasty's inner circle chase the fallout years later. Told across shifting timelines, it moves between corporate boardrooms, courtrooms, and working-class living rooms. The tone is angry and mournful rather than thrilling, built on careful research and devastating performances rather than plot twists. It's dense with detail but never dry, driven by outrage that never tips into melodrama.
Michael Keaton's quietly devastating performance as a doctor undone by the drug he trusted.
you want escapism, since the subject matter is relentlessly grim and infuriating.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | First Bottle | 8.0 | 2K | 62 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Breakthrough Pain | 8.2 | 2K | 62 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The 5th Vital Sign | 8.3 | 2K | 57 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Pseudo-Addiction | 8.5 | 2K | 61 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Whistleblower | 8.6 | 2K | 63 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Hammer the Abusers | 8.4 | 2K | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Black Box Warning | 8.9 | 2K | 62 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | The People vs. Purdue Pharma | 8.7 | 2K | 65 min |