Dopesick, the Hulu drama series starring Michael Keaton, Kaitlyn Dever and Peter Sarsgaard, tells the story of the opioid crisis in the U.S.
between 1996 and 2007.Creator Danny Strong said during a panel discussion at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees event that there’s still a chance of justice against Richard Sackler and his family, owners of OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma.Contenders TV: The Nominees — Deadline’s Complete CoverageHe said he hasn’t given up thinking that there will be justice as activists still are trying to get a U.S.
attorney to indict the family for the crimes documented in the eight-part series.“People haven’t given up,” he said. “I don’t want to call it retribution, but [if that happens], I would just say justice will have maybe finally happened.
For some loved ones, they’ll be thrilled if that happens, but it’ll never truly be true justice without [their] family members.”Strong, who was on the panel alongside Dever and Sarsgaard, called it “one of the greatest crimes in the history of the United States.”Dever plays Betsy Mallum, one of the victims of the crisis.
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