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

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

Golden Lion award goes to Laura Poitras's documentary tracing Nan Goldin's battle against billionaire family; Special Jury prize goes to jailed Iranian director Jafar Panahi

Agreement with US subsidiary of Israeli pharmaceutical giant also includes $75m provision of generic medicine doses that aid in opioid addiction and recovery

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

Richard Sackler tells a court hearing that he does not recall telling employees in 1996 that there will be 'a blizzard of prescriptions that will bury the competition'

In 'Empire of Pain,' Patrick Radden Keefe details the humble Jewish immigrant roots of Purdue Pharmaceuticals, and how it is evading justice despite being behind the opioid crisis

International affiliate of Purdue Pharma, widely blamed for US opioid epidemic, marketing new antidote amid cascade of protest and litigation against company

Reuters: Federal prosecutors are investigating six pharma firms for potential criminal charges regarding the shipping of opioid painkillers that led to healthcare crisis