A brand new season of my Deadline video collection Behind the Lens begins at present with my dialog with Danny Robust, a author, director, producer and actor who has turn out to be one of the vital prolific creators in tv. His present restricted collection for Hulu, Dopesick, is closely buzzed for Emmy consideration and has already introduced him a DGA nomination and a USC Scripter win. Its star Michael Keaton took house the SAG Award earlier this yr.
The eight-part collection facilities the large pharma lie that acquired America hooked on opioids, in addition to Richard Sackler and Purdue Pharma which have been largely accountable. Robust navigates the story from there, swinging from small cities to the DEA and extra in a harrowing portrait of dependancy and people behind it.
Robust gained two Emmys as author and producer of the HBO film Sport Change, which chronicled Sarah Palin’s run for Vice President. He additionally was nominated for writing HBO’s film Recount, in regards to the Bush v Gore election debacle, and was a key inventive power behind Fox’s collection Empire. For the large display screen, Robust wrote each elements of The Starvation Video games Mockingjay, Lee Daniels’ The Butler and Insurgent within the Rye the latter which he additionally directed.
He truly began as an actor and has 50 credit together with his persevering with function as Todd Krakow on Billions in addition to Mad Males, The Gilmore Ladies, Justified and lots of others.
We sat down to speak about Dopesick and go behind the lens of his multi-faceted profession. To look at our dialog, click on on the video above.
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