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Dopesick
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About 2021 American drama miniseries
Genres drama
Starring Michael Keaton, Will Poulter, Rosario Dawson, Kaitlyn Dever, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mare Winningham, Jaime Ray Newman
Length 1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network Hulu
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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