Serie - Hulu : Dopesick - discover the trailer

By Mulder, 13 september 2021

Based on Beth Macy's best-selling book, the drama miniseries Dopesick takes a hard-hitting look at the opioid addiction plaguing the United States. In eight episodes airing weekly, it examines how one company single-handedly triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. From the boardrooms of Big Pharma to the plight of a Virginia mining community to the corridors of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Dopesick introduces viewers to drug-ravaged but still hopeful families whose stories intertwine as the story unfolds. Defying all odds, heroes will emerge in this intense struggle to combat the cowardly corporations and their allies who thrive against a backdrop of national crisis. These hard-hitting, realistic portraits - which act as a mirror of today's America - will be available exclusively in Hulu (in the U.S. starting October 13.

On June 17, 2020, it was announced that Hulu had given the production a limited series order consisting of eight episodes based on the book, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy. The series was developed by Danny Strong who is also an executive producer along with Michael Keaton, Warren Littlefield, John Goldwyn, Beth Macy, Karen Rosenfelt and Barry Levinson who directed the limited series. The production companies involved in the series are Fox 21 Television Studios, John Goldwyn Productions and The Littlefield Company.

Dopesick stars Michael Keaton (Spider-man: homecoming), Peter Sarsgaard (Green lantern), Michael Stuhlbarg (The Shape of Water), Will Poulter (The World of Narnia: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader), Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart) and Rosario Dawson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief).

Filming began in December 2020 in Richmond, Virginia, and Clifton Forge, Virginia, and was scheduled to run through May 2021. North Carolina and Georgia were in the running, but Virginia was chosen for its tax incentives and locations.

Dopesick is scheduled to be released on Hulu on October 13, 2021. The pilot will screen at the Virginia Film Festival on October 30, 2021, followed by a discussion with Danny Strong and Beth Macy.  It will also be available in regions under Star Content Hub as a Star Original and on Disney+ Day and on Star+ in Latin America on November 12, 2021.

Produced by 20th Television (Disney Televison Studios), the original Dopesick miniseries is written by writer Danny Strong (the Empire series, Change of Course), directed by producer Barry Levinson (Paterno, Rain man). John Goldwyn (Dexter series), Michael Keaton, Warren Littlefield (The Handmaid's Tale , Fargo, The Old Man series), Beth Macy and Karen Rosenfelt (Twilight) are executive producers.

Synopsis:
In the heart of a small town in the state of Virginia, the portrait of families affected by the opiate crisis in the United States. The relatives of the addicts launch a war with the pharmaceutical lobbies. The police and doctors also fight daily against the scourge...

Dopesick
Based on Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy
Directed by Barry Levinson
Written and developed by Danny Strong
Starring Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Poulter, John Hoogenakker, Kaitlyn Dever, Rosario Dawson
Executive producers : Danny Strong, Michael Keaton, John Goldwyn, Warren Littlefield, Beth Macy Karen Rosenfelt, Barry Levinson
Production companies : 20th Television, John Goldwyn Productions, The Littlefield Company
Original network : Hulu (United States), Disney + (France)

Photos : Copyright Hulu

(Source : press release)