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Quick Info

Rating

7.2/10

Release2023

Seasons1

Episodes6

StatusEnded

Networks

Netflix

Production

Film 44

Jigsaw Productions

TV Show

Painkiller

7.2

2023

Drama

Crime

Synopsis

The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.

Seasons

Episodes

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