Name: The Crime of the Century
Released: 2021-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · Crime

Whistleblowers, insiders, newly leaked documents, behind-the-scenes access to investigations and exclusive interviews offer insights into big pharma, political operatives and governmental regulations that affected distribution of synthetic opiates.

2021 · 1h 52m

Director Alex Gibney

EPISODE 1

Part I

Examines the inner workings at Purdue Pharma and the FDA, as well as the campaign to redefine pain and its treatment.
EPISODE 2

Part II

Mass marketing of synthetic opioids; connections between drug manufacturers and government policy; examining promotional materials.