Ranked #1 of 2 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg
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.
Edward Byrne
Self - HSI Special Agent
Patrick Radden Keefe
Self - Writer and Producer, Wind of Change
Lenny Bernstein
Roy Bosley
Alec Burlakoff
Scott Higham
Alex Gibney
Director
Alex Gibney
Writer
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"Part One" is episode 1 of The Crime of the Century season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 380 votes, ranking #1 of 2 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Alex Gibney and written by Alex Gibney, it aired on May 10, 2021.
