There is a “clear villain” in Dopesick according its star.
Warning: This post contains spoilers from episode 4 ofDopesick.
Michael Keatonunderstood the importance of hisDopesickcharacter.
Michael Keaton in ‘Dopesick’.Antony Platt/Hulu
“It only works if you respect this guy,” Michael Keaton says of his character.
“And what’s not to respect?
He’s a really decent human being.”
But even Keaton didn’t see the episode 4 twist coming.
After an accident, Dr. Finnix finds himself being prescribed OxyContin.
And like some of his patients before him, he becomes addicted.
“I wasn’t quite ready, I have to admit,” Keaton says.
I went off and did a movie or something.
And the other thing was, ‘What have I gotten myself into?’
But the die was cast.
So once that happens, you just kind of buckle up."
“But the whole thing still shocked me.
I would ask [creator] Danny [Strong], ‘Did they say this exactly?’
‘Is this accurate?’
Because I’m also an executive producer on it, and I had to be cognizant of things.
That’s one of the great things about this story.
As Keaton puts it, “There’s a clear villain.
New episodes ofDopesickhitHuluon Wednesdays.
