Netflix’s The Pharmacist is ‘sinister’, ‘eye opening’ and ‘filled with terror’

'Tis the season for binge watching, and Netflix seems to be smashing it right now. Each new show is ticking every one of your boxes, but your bingeing content is running out thick and fast. Now that you've probably blitzed through The Stranger and Sex Education, you're desperate for more. Search no further, because The Pharmacist is the newest Netflix drop that you will not be able to pull yourself away from.

It's being hailed as "gripping", "shattering" and "filled with terror". The four episode docu-series, with each episode an hour long, is so easy to watch you'll be devastated when it ends and you're left looking at your open mouthed, slumped over self, covered in crumbs reflected in the blackness of your screen.

What is The Pharmacist actually about?

The story follows Dan Schneider, a pharmacist who uncovered the terrifying extent of the opioid crisis in America after his son was murdered while buying crack cocaine.

When his son dies, Schneider is fraught with grief and can't let it go. After feeling the police weren't doing enough, Schneider goes digging himself and stumbles upon something far bigger than he ever envisioned. He discovers doctors prescribing hundreds of kids, close to his son's age, pills which are essentially heroin. The series explores the mountain of evidence – genuinely, there's loads – that Schneider gathers against doctors, police and the FBI.

What are the reviews saying about The Pharmacist?

Metro have called it "eye opening" and "the toughest watch yet". Decider have called the series "fascinating" and assured that if you're debating whether to stream it or skip it, streaming it is definitely the wiser option.

The Guardian describes the main character as the perfect documentary interviewee, with a staggering amount of evidence at his disposal. They say: "Schneider has an attribute even the best sources don’t usually offer: he has recorded, on film or audio cassette, everything he has been through, meaning The Pharmacist has a vivid immediacy most documentaries can’t achieve." So you won't have any of those annoying documentary moments where you're not sure if it's real, or wish you could have been there to hear that conversation, because you can.

People are saying it's perfect for true crime lovers, and that Dan Schneider is an amazing protagonist. One Twitter user says: "Danny Schneider on #ThePharmacist is the persistent, driven, obsessed, annoying, pain in the ass, don’t take no for an answer, get the job done hero that I never knew I needed. If I ever get murdered, don’t call the police, call Dan."

Watch the trailer for The Pharmacist here:

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