Painkiller
Seen it?2023 | 1 seasons | Drama, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Power Book IV: Force or Goliath, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
The causes and consequences of America's opioid epidemic unfold in this drama following its perpetrators, victims and an investigator seeking the truth.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a modest audience; spent 5 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 201K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Uzo AdubaEdie Flowers
- Matthew BroderickRichard Sackler
- Taylor KitschGlen Kryger
- Dina ShihabiBritt Hufford
- West DuchovnyShannon Schaeffer
- John RothmanMortimer Sackler
- Clark GreggArthur Sackler
- Jack MulhernTyler Kryger
- Sam AndersonRaymond Sackler
- Tyler RitterUS Attorney John Brownlee