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Posted: 2023-08-14T14:49:20Z | Updated: 2023-08-14T14:49:20Z

Painkiller is currently the most popular show on Netflix , according to the streaming services public ranking system.

The new limited drama series about the opioid crisis is based on Patrick Radden Keefes New Yorker article The Family That Built an Empire of Pain and Barry Meiers book Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of Americas Opioid Epidemic. Released on Aug. 10, the show stars Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch, Sam Anderson, Clark Gregg and West Duchovny.

Currently, TV and film writers and actors including those who worked on Painkiller are on strike over pay and working conditions in the streaming era.