The Crime of the Century
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The Crime of the Century

Season 1
Alex Gibney explores the origins, extent and fallout of America's opioid epidemic in this riveting two-part documentary.
IMDb 8.120212 episodesX-RayTV-MA
DocumentaryUnscriptedDrama
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Part 1

    May 9, 2021
    1 h 53 min
    TV-MA
    Purdue Pharma's aggressive promotion of the highly addictive and lucrative OxyContin lays the groundwork for America's opioid crisis.​
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  2. S1 E2 - Part 2

    May 10, 2021
    1 h 59 min
    TV-MA
    While pharmaceutical companies mass-market the synthetic opioid fentanyl, lawmakers continue to grease the opioid pipeline.
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