Where is Dopesick set up?New Hulu series on America’s opioid crisis
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The Hulu miniseries Dopesick is a TV adaptation of Beth Macy’s 2018 book of the same name about the opioid epidemic in America.As always, viewers want to know where the show was filmed and the number of episodes. Let’s find out…
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Dopesick comes to Hulu
Hulu’s latest miniseries, which premieres on October 13, 2021, is about America’s opioid crisis. Inspired by Beth Macy’s book Drug Use: The Dealers, Doctors and Drug Companies That Addicted America, the series features award-winning actors Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard and Michael Stuhlbarg as the protagonist.
Dopesick focused on drug company Purdue Pharma and accused it of downplaying the addictive nature of its drug OxyContin.
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Synthetic opioids, made by Purdue and other pharmaceutical companies, are claimed to be the main driver of the rise in overdose deaths between June 2019 and May 2020.
Where is Dopesick set up?
Macy’s Dopesick focuses on Central Appalachia – southeastern Ohio, West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, eastern Tennessee and northwestern North Carolina – while the TV shows are set in Virginia .
Governor Ralph Northam comfirmed In November 2020, Hulu shows were filmed in central Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, the Roanoke area, and Clifton Forge. The latter is used as the fictional town of Finch Creek.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is the luxury home of the Sackler family that owns Purdue Pharmaceuticals, while a 250,000-square-foot warehouse in Richmond has been transformed into an interior scene.
Hulu likely chose to shoot in Virginia to maintain authenticity to the book. Massey, who is also an executive producer on the show, said, “Virginia deserves it. We’re writing about Virginia. Make it real.”
From 2006 to 2019, the state suffered consecutive Drug overdose has the highest number of deaths.
Virginia’s film tax credit may have been an incentive to film there as well. Production on this scale undoubtedly provides jobs and business opportunities for locals.
Northam Say: “We are honored to host the impressive team behind this high-profile and meaningful project and play a role in bringing the general focus to the opioid epidemic.”
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Watching the miniseries Dopesick about OxyContin on Hulu was very frustrating for me. I mean it’s a great show, but it’s a heartbreaker. pic.twitter.com/1HkfCwjjzM
– Miss May Sunshine (@msmaysunshine) October 14, 2021
How many episodes does Dopesick have?
Dopesick is a miniseries, so only eight episodes will air – the final episode is expected to air on Wednesday, November 17.
Highly unlikely there will be a second season, but a miniseries have previous extension. HBO’s “Big Little Lies” was originally intended to be only seven episodes, but after receiving critical acclaim, writer Ryan Moriarty wrote a novella as the inspiration for a second season.
In this case, Dopesick might make another installment based on Macy’s 2019 book, Finding Tess: A Mother Finds Answers in Dopesick America.
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NPR coverage Public health experts believe that Purdue Pharma’s aggressive marketing of OxyContin played a key role in the opioid crisis.
The sale of the painkiller, which has generated about $10 billion in profits for the Sackler family, insists they did nothing wrong.
Their private company has twice pleaded guilty to federal crimes related to the sale and marketing of opioids, most recently in 2020.
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