Painkiller on Netflix - is a fictionalized retelling of the events that led to the opioid crisis in America. The series follows the stories of the perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives were forever altered by the invention of OxyContin. The series begins with the Sackler family, who created OxyContin and marketed it as a safe and effective pain medication. However, OxyContin was highly addictive, and it soon led to a wave of addiction and overdose deaths. IMDb: 7