Overview

• The nine-episode series, premiering June 27 on Apple TV+, follows arson investigator Dave Gudsen (Taron Egerton) and detective Michelle Calderone (Jurnee Smollett) as they pursue two serial arsonists in the fictional Pacific Northwest town of Umberland.
• Creator Dennis Lehane drew on his own survival of a Boston house fire to craft a narrative steeped in moral ambiguity and the psychological scars of trauma.
• Reviews have highlighted the cast’s layered work and the show’s refusal to offer clear-cut heroes or villains.
• The identity of the serial arsonist is revealed by the end of the second episode, shifting the focus to the characters’ internal conflicts.
• The series features an original Thom Yorke song and reunites Lehane with Greg Kinnear and Taron Egerton from his previous Apple TV+ project.