Premiering August 10 with a cast led by Matthew Broderick, the six-part series zeroes in on the death and destruction wrought by OxyContin on a community in western Virginia

New ruling in federal appeals court protects Jewish family, owners of OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma, from civil litigation, clears way for company to pay victims, families

Victoria and Albert Museum cuts ties from American family blamed for fueling opioid crisis; advocacy group leader Nan Goldin hails 'big victory'

Some criticize settlement, which leaves amount to go to victims of addictive OxyContin unchanged while shielding family from further attempts to make them pay for crisis

Parents who lost children to addiction split on decision to overturn deal that would have prevented future lawsuits against Sackler family: 'I want them to know what it feels like'

Court says federal judge did not have authority to prevent all future lawsuits against members of the Sackler family

Group of states urges judge to reject settlement for owners of Purdue Pharma, saying it grants improper protections after family took over $10 billion from company

Judge gives conditional approval to deal that will shield Sackler family from further payments and civil lawsuits; profits from new company to go to treat addiction

Many local governments suing pharmaceutical giant over role in opioid crisis say settlement offer doesn't hold owners accountable for over 400,000 overdose deaths

Sackler family, whose company Purdue Pharma has been blamed in opioid epidemic, gave over $60 million to universities around the world, donations now seen as blood money by some