Painless Killer is a scripted limited series with a fictional storyline that explores the origins and consequences of the American opioid crisis, focusing on the perpetrators, victims and truth seekers. their lives were completely changed by Ochcontin's invention. Painless Killer examines crime, accountability and systems that have repeatedly failed hundreds of thousands of Americans, adapted from Barry Meyer's PAINKILLER and Patrick bin Laden Keefe's article The Family That Built an Empire of Pain in the New Yorker. The production lineup includes Eric Newman, Peter Borg and Alex Gibney, as well as show directors / creators Micah Fitzman-Bloo and Noah Harpster. The starring lineup includes Uzzo Adouba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kirch, Dina Shwabi and West Duchovni.