Netflix to tackle the opoid crisis in Painkiller limited series from Peter Berg and Narcos showrunner

The Hollywood Reporter

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood screenwriters Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster will write and serve as showrunners on Painkiller, an eight-episode limited series on the opioid epidemic that Berg will direct. Narcos: Mexico showrunner Eric Newman will also serve as executive producer. "A tragedy decades in the making, the opioid crisis has become one of the most devastating public health crises of our time," said Newman. "Unlike other drug epidemics, born from underground manufacturing and covert smuggling, this epidemic began by prescription — dispensed by doctors, approved by government regulators, and promoted by a family-owned pharmaceutical giant that made billions while betraying the trust of patients and the public."