Actor Matthew Broderick stars in the new Netflix series about Purdue Pharma, its Sackler family owners and the opioid crisis. (Courtesy of Netflix)

July 31, 2023 01:52 PM EDTUpdated 02:07 PM

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Purdue Pharma is in the spotlight again with new Netflix special amid federal challenge to its bankruptcy agreement

Beth Snyder Bulik

Senior Editor

Purdue Pharma’s role in the opioid epidemic is getting another Hollywood assessment, this time on Netflix with a cast led by Matthew Broderick as Richard …

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