![]() ![]() The first episode screened at the Virginia Film Festival on October 30, 2021, followed by a discussion with Danny Strong and Beth Macy. Release ĭopesick was released on Hulu on October 13, 2021. North Carolina and Georgia were in contention, but Virginia was selected for its tax incentives and locations. Principal photography began in December 2020 in Richmond, Virginia and Clifton Forge, Virginia and continued through May 2021. In April 2021, Trevor Long joined the cast of the series in a recurring capacity. In March 2021, Rebecca Wisocky and Meagen Fay were cast in recurring capacities. In January 2021, Jaime Ray Newman, Andrea Frankle and Will Chase joined the cast in recurring roles. In December 2020, Michael Stuhlbarg was cast as a series regular. In November 2020, Cleopatra Coleman joined the cast in a recurring role. In October 2020, Rosario Dawson was cast as a series regular, while Ray McKinnon was cast in a recurring role. ![]() In September 2020, Peter Sarsgaard, Kaitlyn Dever, Will Poulter, and John Hoogenakker joined the main cast, with Phillipa Soo and Jake McDorman joining in recurring roles. Casting Īlongside the miniseries announcement, Michael Keaton was also cast in a starring role. Production companies involved with the series are 20th Television (replacing the initially announced Fox 21 Television Studios), John Goldwyn Productions and The Littlefield Company. ![]() The series was created by Danny Strong who also serves as executive producer alongside Michael Keaton, Warren Littlefield, John Goldwyn, Beth Macy, Karen Rosenfelt, and Barry Levinson who directed the limited series. 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. Most of the characters in the series are fictional and composite characters Mountcastle, Ramseyer, and the members of the Sackler family are the only main characters based directly on real people. In addition, Keaton also won as Lead Actor at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards and 12th Critics' Choice Television Awards.ĭopesick focuses on "the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction" across the U.S., on how individuals and families are affected by it, on the alleged conflicts of interest involving Purdue Pharma and various government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Justice, and finally, on the legal case against Purdue Pharma and their development, testing and marketing of the drug Ox圜ontin. At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received fourteen nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and acting nominations for Keaton, Dever, Will Poulter, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Mare Winningham, with Keaton winning for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. The series received mostly positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for the performances of the cast, most notably those of Kaitlyn Dever and Michael Keaton. Based on the non-fiction book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy, it premiered on October 13, 2021, and concluded on November 17, 2021, after eight episodes. Dopesick is an American drama miniseries, created by Danny Strong for Hulu.
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