Peter Sarsgaard has joined the upcoming Hulu drama series “Dopesick” in a series regular role.
The series looks into the epicenter of America’s struggle with Opioid addiction, taking viewers from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of “one percenter” Big Pharma Manhattan. The eight-episode limited series is based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name by Beth Macy.
Sarsgaard will play Rick Mountcastle, an Assistant US Attorney prosecuting the Purdue Pharma case. He joins previously announced cast member Michael Keaton.
The role marks a return to Hulu for Sarsgaard, who previously starred in the streamer’s limited series “The Looming Tower.” His other recent TV roles include “Interrogation” at CBS All Access, “Wormwood” for Netflix, and “The Slap” at NBC. On the film side, he is known for roles in projects like “Jarhead,” “Kinsey,” “Garden State,...
The series looks into the epicenter of America’s struggle with Opioid addiction, taking viewers from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of “one percenter” Big Pharma Manhattan. The eight-episode limited series is based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name by Beth Macy.
Sarsgaard will play Rick Mountcastle, an Assistant US Attorney prosecuting the Purdue Pharma case. He joins previously announced cast member Michael Keaton.
The role marks a return to Hulu for Sarsgaard, who previously starred in the streamer’s limited series “The Looming Tower.” His other recent TV roles include “Interrogation” at CBS All Access, “Wormwood” for Netflix, and “The Slap” at NBC. On the film side, he is known for roles in projects like “Jarhead,” “Kinsey,” “Garden State,...
- 9/9/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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