{"id":46818,"date":"2022-12-08T18:42:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T23:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=46818"},"modified":"2022-12-08T18:42:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T23:42:51","slug":"apple-studios-picks-up-new-drama-series-firebug-starring-and-executive-produced-by-taron-egerton-and-hailing-from-creator-dennis-lehane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/08\/apple-studios-picks-up-new-drama-series-firebug-starring-and-executive-produced-by-taron-egerton-and-hailing-from-creator-dennis-lehane\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Studios Picks Up New Drama Series &#8220;Firebug,&#8221; Starring and Executive Produced by Taron Egerton and Hailing from Creator Dennis Lehane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46816\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Apple_Studios.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Apple_Studios.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Apple_Studios-300x164.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>On the heels of the global hit limited series &#8220;<strong><em>Black Bird<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; today Apple TV+ announced that creator Dennis Lehane, star and executive producer Taron Egerton, and executive producers Richard Plepler, Kary Antholis, Bradley Thomas, and Dan Friedkin will re-team for &#8220;<strong><em>Firebug<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a new Apple Original drama series hailing from Apple Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Lehane and inspired by true events, &#8220;<em>Firebug<\/em>&#8221; will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator (played by Egerton) as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1446827822\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Firebug<\/em>&#8221; will be produced by Apple Studios and is developed, written and executive produced by Lehane. 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