Writer Danny Strong on his quest to make Hulus Dopesick
Before he co-created the hit show \u201cEmpire,\u201d writer Danny Strong won accolades for two HBO movies based on real events. So when he wanted to make a series about the opioid epidemic based on Beth Macy\u2019s book \u201cDopesick,\u201d he thought he\u2019d be met with open arms. Instead, he found no one was much interested in his pitch. He tells KCRW about his quest to make a limited series version of \u201cDopesick,\u201d which eventually found a home on Hulu.\xa0