I didn't think he would do it just because he hadn't done television in 13 or 14 years."Īcademy Award-winning director Barry Levinson directed the first two episodes of Dopesick, which was a life goal accomplished for Strong. "I was stunned and thrilled that he said yes, he was the first person we offered any role to. The show's creator Strong admits he didn't expect to get his first choice in Keaton. Samuel Finnix, and viewers watch the addiction escalate through his eyes. Keaton is one of the leads in Dopesick playing Dr. Samuel Finnix in "Dopesick" and also executive produces the show. So at times it does feel it does feel really broad and kind of almost absurdist, and then it ends up that it's all true." "The deception and the dishonesty is something out of a Bond movie-the villainy of what they did. "It's that shocking that this happened, that this one company, micromanaged by one family would create this product and marketed in a way that was fundamentally dishonest, that they said a highly addictive narcotic is actually non-addictive, and that they would keep selling it as aggressively as they could, in the most brazenly deceptive ways possible," Strong said. "My response was, 'Oh, no, that's exactly what happened.' And it would be really surprising to him, but it's a truly shocking story, which is why it ended up being an eight-part Hulu limited series.
While many viewers may have some awareness of the Opioid crisis in America, even Michael Keaton, an actor and executive producer in Dopesick, told Strong the story seemed a little far-fetched.
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