CinemaOSSeries · 2020 · 1 Season · TV-MA

How to Fix a Drug Scandal

70%(39)IMDbDocumentaryCrime

The four-part docuseries revolves around Amherst, Massachusetts, drug lab chemist Sonja Farak who became addicted to the narcotics she was supposed to be testing. In covering her tracks, Farak falsified thousands of results and opened the door to overturning hundreds of wrongful convictions.

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
April 1, 2020
Last aired
April 1, 2020
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Network
Netflix

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Luke Ryan

Self - Deffense Attorney

Shannon O'Neill

Shannon O'Neill

Sonja Farak

Scott Allen

Self - Journalist, Boston Globe

Shawn Musgrave

Self - Investigative Reporter

Paul Solotaroff

Self - Journalist, Rolling Stone

Karl Kenzler

Karl Kenzler

Lawyer

Jared Olanoff

Self - Defense Attorney

Annie Dookhan

Self - Forensic Drug Chemist (Archive Footage)

Heather Harris

Self - Forensic Drug Chemist

Sonja Farak

Self - Forensic Drug Chemist (Archive Footage)

Creative team
Showrunner
Alex Gibney
Alex Gibney
Produced by
Erin Lee Carr
Erin Lee Carr

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