The Godfather of Fentanyl: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

'The Godfather of Fentanyl' tells the story of the first widespread fentanyl overdose epidemic in US history, featuring exclusive interviews with George Erik Marquardt. A self-taught savant, Marquardt teams up with the Boston mob to introduce fentanyl in the early 90's. His product quickly finds its way to cities all over the Northeast and results in a national priority investigation by the DEA. Told by Marquardt and law enforcement officials who chased him, this is a never-before-heard story.

Series details

• Title: The Godfather of Fentanyl
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2024-08-14
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Fox Nation
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 79559
• TVDB ID: 454440

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-08-14; final listed air date 2024-09-04.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Godfather of Fentanyl on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.