Painkiller

No. This is not Dopesick. It's different and it's ugly. Really ugly and dirty. Just like the reality of the topic is.

I watched Dopesick and appreciated it for what it was (and it was brilliantly done). While the stories are similar, and you know the outcome, the way they get is different. And this limited series is also very well done - and gives a lot more information through Edie Flowers - played by Uzo Aduba. Wow. She is what keeps it all together.

This series has a hell of an ensemble. However, the people who introduce each segment will break your heart and hopefully open your mind.

You also have to get over how much Tyler Ritter looks like his dad.

Do watch it. Leave Dopesick behind. Neither are easy, but they are most certainly enlightening. And sad - on so many levels.