Series

The Crime of the Century

“Big Pharma sold America a lie and made a killing.”

★ 7.7(45)20211h 58m1 season

Documentary Crime Drama

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The Crime of the Century is streaming on HBO Max in Portugal. Availability checked 23 July 2026.

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🇵🇹 Portugal

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Good to know

Creator: Alex Gibney
Release date: 2021-05-10
Runtime: 1h 58m
Language: English
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
Network: HBO
Status: Ended
Country: United States of America
Studio: Jigsaw Productions

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About The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century is a 2021 web series in the Documentary, Crime and Drama genres, created by Alex Gibney, starring Edward Byrne, Patrick Radden Keefe and Lenny Bernstein. It spans 1 season and 2 episodes, and originally aired on HBO. It holds an average rating of 7.7/10 from 45 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Crime of the Century in Portugal — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.

Seasons (1)

Miniseries2 eps · 2021

Cast

Edward Byrne

Self - HSI Special Agent

Patrick Radden Keefe

Self - Writer and Producer, Wind of Change

Lenny Bernstein

Roy Bosley

Alec Burlakoff

Scott Higham

Themes & keywords

pharmaceutical industrygovernment cover-uppolitical corruptiongovernment corruptiongovernment regulationpharmaceuticalspolitical scandalcrime against humanityofficial corruptionpharmaceuticals companyhealth documentaryobservational documentaryopioid epidemicsynthetic heroincrime documentary