Overview

• Smoke premiered on Apple TV+ with two episodes on June 27, kicking off a nine-episode run that drops weekly through August 15.
• Created and written by Dennis Lehane, the drama is based on the Firebug podcast chronicling real-life arsonist John Leonard Orr.
• Taron Egerton stars as arson investigator Dave Gudsen alongside Jurnee Smollett as Detective Michelle Calderon, supported by John Leguizamo, Greg Kinnear, Rafe Spall, Hannah Emily Anderson, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine and Luke Roessler.
• Critics have lauded the leads’ performances and atmospheric production values but flagged the show’s deliberate pacing and underdeveloped narrative.
• The first two episodes conclude with a startling narrative reversal that reviewers say will reshape viewing expectations.