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Netflix has ordered Painkiller, a new limited series about the origins of the opioid crisis, with Eric Newman (Narcos, Narcos: Mexico) attached as executive producer as part of his overall deal with the streamer.

Narcos showrunner Eric Newman talks to World Screen Newsflash about working with DEA agents to craft characters, balancing facts and dramatizations, and what the experience of working on the series has meant to him both personally and professionally.

Lorenzo Mieli, Álex Pina and Eric Newman discussed the creative process in the Talent Behind the Camera session moderated by World Screen Newsflash’s Anna Carugati before each receiving a Trendsetter Award.

Netflix has inked a multiyear overall deal with showrunner and writer Eric Newman, whose credits include the hit series Narcos and the film Bright.

Narcos showrunner Eric Newman talks about balancing facts and the chronology of the events against the dramatizations that were necessary to bring the story to life.

Narcos showrunner Eric Newman and Ben Silverman, the chairman and co-CEO of Propagate Content, are teaming up with Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, on a series about the birth of the Jamaican music industry.