The Crime of the Century - Season 1 - Eps 1: Part One
A look at how Purdue Pharma worked with the FDA to get OxyContin approved for wider use, promoting the highly profitable pain medication's safety without sufficient evidence, and creating a campaign to redefine pain and how it's treated.
About The Crime of the Century
Title: The Crime of the Century
First Air Date: 2021-05-10
Last Air Date: 2021-05-11
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 33 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 2
Network: HBO
Genres: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Production Companies: Jigsaw Productions, Storied Media Group, HBO Documentary Films, The Washington Post
Synopsis
A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
Cast
Edward Byrne
Self - HSI Special Agent
Patrick Radden Keefe
Self - Writer and Producer, Wind of Change
Lenny Bernstein
Roy Bosley
Alec Burlakoff
Scott Higham
