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How to Fix a Drug Scandal

2020 · 1 season

A sober, methodical true-crime documentary that quietly accumulates outrage as it untangles institutional failure and its human cost.

Created by
Erin Lee Carr
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Luke Ryan, Shannon O'Neill, Scott Allen
Overview
The four-part docuseries revolves around Amherst, Massachusetts, drug lab chemist Sonja Farak who became addicted to the narcotics she was supposed to be testing. In covering her tracks, Farak falsified thousands of results and opened the door to overturning hundreds of wrongful convictions.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Erin Lee Carr
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Luke Ryan, Shannon O'Neill, Scott Allen
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • corruption
    • crime
    • addiction
    • justice
    • deception
    Places
    • small town
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, crime
    Created by
    Erin Lee Carr
    Starring
    Luke Ryan, Shannon O'Neill, Scott Allen, Shawn Musgrave, Paul Solotaroff, Karl Kenzler, Jared Olanoff, Annie Dookhan
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes, 50 min each
    Network
    Netflix
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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