How to Fix a Drug Scandal
Seen it?2020 | 1 seasons | 50 min | Documentary, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a small audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and the curious.
- The mood
- Gritty, eye-opening.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 3 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect drug use.
The four-part docuseries revolves around Amherst, Massachusetts, drug lab chemist Sonja Farak who became addicted to the narcotics she was supposed to be testing. In covering her tracks, Farak falsified thousands of results and opened the door to overturning hundreds of wrongful convictions.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
More like this
Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks
Cast & crew
- Luke RyanSelf - Deffense Attorney
- Shannon O'NeillSonja Farak
- Scott AllenSelf - Journalist, Boston Globe
- Shawn MusgraveSelf - Investigative Reporter
- Paul SolotaroffSelf - Journalist, Rolling Stone
- Karl KenzlerLawyer
- Jared OlanoffSelf - Defense Attorney
- Annie DookhanSelf - Forensic Drug Chemist (Archive Footage)
- Heather HarrisSelf - Forensic Drug Chemist
- Sonja FarakSelf - Forensic Drug Chemist (Archive Footage)