How to Fix a Drug Scandal

Synopsis

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.

Details

Aired

April 1, 2020

Status

Ended

Country

United States of America

Network

Netflix

Episodes

4

View on IMDb

Where to watch

Streaming data by JustWatch

Seasons

1. Season 1 · episodes: 4 · 2020

Cast

• Luke Ryan

  Self - Deffense Attorney
• 
  Shannon O'Neill

  Sonja Farak
• Scott Allen

  Self - Journalist, Boston Globe
• Shawn Musgrave

  Self - Investigative Reporter
• Paul Solotaroff

  Self - Journalist, Rolling Stone
• 
  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)
• Linda Farak

  Self - Sonja's Mother
• Amy Farak

  Self. Sonja's Sister

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