‘Dopesick’ Star Michael Keaton Hopes Series Will ‘Enlighten’ People About Opioid Epidemic
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variety.comAntonio Ferme editorMichael Keaton is taking on a more formidable foe than the Joker in the 1989 film “Batman.”Hulu’s “Dopesick” is an eight-episode limited series that depicts the rise and fall of the opioid epidemic, which has raved millions of Americans since a group of powerful painkillers became widely prescribed starting in the 1990s.
The series from 20th Television and the Littlefield Co., is headlined by Keaton, who said he believes the series will enlighten viewers on the deadly epidemic.“I think people are hipper and smarter about it now, but I think they’re gonna get even wiser,” Keaton told Variety on Monday at the “Dopesick” red carpet premiere held at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
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