The Crime of the Century(TV show/series, 2021)

Name: The Crime of the Century
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Released: 2021
Rating: 4

TV-MA

| 1h 58min per episode | Genres: Documentary, Crime, Drama

Documentation in 1 season with 2 episodes

Rating: 4.0/5 (with 13 votes)

The Crime of the Century is an American two-part documentary film, directed, produced, and written by Alex Gibney. The film follows the opioid epidemic in the United States, and the political operatives, government regulations and corporations that enable the abuse of opioids, particularly the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma. It was aired in two parts beginning on May 10, 2021, and May 11, 2021, by HBO. ()

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About The Crime of the Century

A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.

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Trailer for The Crime of the Century + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:42)

Official Trailer (Trailer) | Official Teaser (Teaser)

The Crime of the Century Seasons and Episodes

05/10/2021Miniseries - 2 episodes

#1 | 05/10/2021Part One

A look at how Purdue Pharma worked with the FDA to get OxyContin approved for wider use, promoting the highly profitable pain medication's safety without sufficient evidence, and creating a campaign to redefine pain and how it's treated.

#2 | 05/11/2021Part Two

A spotlight on the mass marketing of the synthetic opioid fentanyl examines the connections between drug manufacturers and government policy. Video of sales retreats and promotional material reveals a deep cynicism among company employees and a disregard for the widespread, nefarious corporate practices.

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.hbo.com

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Jigsaw Productions, HBO Documentary, Storied Media Group, The Washington Post

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 17 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 05/10/2021

Last episode released on: 05/11/2021

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"El crimen del siglo"

Keywords: opioid epidemic, miniseries, synthetic heroin

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