Dopesick (2021)

Name: Dopesick
Genre: Drama
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Poulter, John Hoogenakker

Drama

The story of how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Look into the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of "one percenter" Big Pharma Manhattan.

IMDb rating: 8.6 (94,997 votes)
Episode average: 8.4 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Hulu · Disney+
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

8.44 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 8.7 62 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Bottle	7.9	2,546
2	Breakthrough Pain	8.2	2,220
3	The 5th Vital Sign	8.3	2,122
4	Pseudo-Addiction	8.5	2,116
5	The Whistleblower	8.6	2,047
6	Hammer the Abusers	8.4	1,960
7	Black Box Warning	8.9	2,082
8	The People vs. Purdue Pharma	8.7	1,950