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Taylor Kitsch plays Glen Kryger, one of the people whose lives were ruined by the opioid crisis, in Netflix's Painkiller. His character is inspired by real people.
Painkiller is an American drama television miniseries created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. [4] Based on Patrick Radden Keefe's New Yorker article "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain" and Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier, [5] the series focuses on the birth of the opioid crisis, with an emphasis on Purdue Pharma, the ...
Netflix's 'Painkiller' is a story of the opioid crisis, and the role Purdue Pharma played in it. Glen Kryger's story is explored. Here's what to know.
Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. Known for portraying distasteful yet sympathetic characters across stage and screen, [1] his accolades include a British Academy Film Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a nomination for an Academy Award.
William Thomas Sadler (born April 13, 1950) [1] is an American stage, film, and television actor. His television and motion picture roles have included Chesty Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption, Senator Vernon Trent in Hard to Kill, Death in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and Bill & Ted Face ...
The plot of the drama is based on the 2003 book Pain Killer by Barry Meier, ... Other composite characters on the show include Glen Kryger (played by Friday Night Lights star Taylor Kitsch) ...
Netflix's 'Painkiller' tells the story of the OxyContin crisis in the United States. The miniseries includes a few real characters, see who they were based on. The 'Painkiller' Cast Looks A Lot ...
Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. (born November 15, 1945) is an American character actor of stage and screen. He is known for playing strict authoritarian characters, including Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison drama The Shawshank Redemption, Chief George Earle in 1993's Demolition Man, Dr. Walcott, the domineering dean of Virginia Medical School in Patch Adams, and Secretary of State Cyrus ...