This past February, the project moved from FX to Disney sibling Hulu whose executives showed great enthusiasm for the concept. Strong, who is under an overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV, was loaned out to Fox 21 for Dopesick, which was taken out and landed at FX for development. “Consequently, Danny Strong had been crafting his own telling of the opiate epidemic and in typical Danny form, it was mesmerizing,” “Although we were sharply aware of and empathetic to the horrifying pain caused by the Opioid crisis for millions in this country, we were blown away when Warren Littlefield showed us Beth Macy’s book Dopesick,” said Fox 21 President Bert Salke. The project’s road to the screen started in 2018 when, in a bidding situation, Fox 21 and studio-based Littlefield optioned Macy’s book Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America to develop for television. From left: Danny Strong, Barry Levinson Shutterstock Keaton will play Samuel Finnix, an old-school doctor who approaches his practice with kindness and compassion, but finds himself embroiled in Big Pharma’s deadly secret. Defying all the odds, heroes will emerge in an intense and thrilling ride to take down the craven corporate forces behind this national crisis and their allies.'Drag Me To Dinner': Hulu Announces Premiere Date For Unscripted Series From Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA.
“Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Hulu also announced the release date during the show’s TCA panel, setting the premiere for October 13. “ Dopesick,” an upcoming Hulu limited series about a pharmaceutical company that set off the worst drug epidemic in American history, will bring Keaton to both, and fans of the former Batman (and “Multiplicity” icon) can check out the first trailer below. Michael Keaton is no stranger to true stories where lies are exposed within corrupt organizations, lest anyone forget his Best Picture winner “Spotlight,” or for that matter, the 2010 comedy “The Other Guys.” But he is a relative outsider when it comes to TV.
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