{"id":98163,"date":"2025-04-15T12:24:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=98163"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:24:34","slug":"apple-tv-unveils-first-look-at-gripping-crime-drama-smoke-premiering-june-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/15\/apple-tv-unveils-first-look-at-gripping-crime-drama-smoke-premiering-june-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV+ Unveils First Look at Gripping Crime Drama &#8220;Smoke,&#8221; Premiering June 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98162\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415g.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415g.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415g-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Reuniting the creative team behind Apple&#8217;s acclaimed, hit limited drama <em>&#8220;Black Bird,&#8221; <strong>&#8220;Smoke&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> stars Egerton, Jurnee Smollett, Rafe Spall, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Anna Chlumsky, Adina Porter, Greg Kinnear and John Leguizamo<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98161\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415f.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415f.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415f-300x205.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at the new crime drama <em><strong>&#8220;Smoke,&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>starring and executive produced by Taron Egerton and created by Dennis Lehane. The nine-episode series premieres globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, June 27, 2025 with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through August 8, 2025.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2193591220\" class=\"morty-content morty-entity-placement\"><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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98160\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415e.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415e.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415e-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98159\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415d.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415d.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415d-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98158\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415c.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415c.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415c-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98157\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415b.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415b.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415b-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98156\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415a.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415a.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/apple20250415a-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Inspired by true events,<em><strong> &#8220;Smoke&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>follows a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists.<\/p>\n<p>Starring Egerton as arson investigator Dave Gudsen and Emmy Award nominee Jurnee Smollett as police detective Michelle Calderone,<em><strong> &#8220;Smoke&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> also features Rafe Spall, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Emmy Award nominee Anna Chlumsky, Adina Porter, Academy Award\u00ae and Emmy Award\u00ae nominee Greg Kinnear, and Emmy Award\u00ae winner John Leguizamo.<\/p>\n<p>Hailing from Apple Studios, <em><strong>&#8220;Smoke&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> is created by Lehane, who also serves as writer and executive producer. Egerton executive produces alongside Richard Plepler on behalf of EDEN Productions, Bradley Thomas and Dan Friedkin through Imperative Entertainment, and Kari Skogland, Joe Chappelle and Jane Bartelme. The fictional series is inspired by truth.media&#8217;s acclaimed <em>&#8220;Firebug&#8221;<\/em> podcast, which was hosted by Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Kary Antholis, who executive produces for Crime Story Media, LLC. Emmy Award\u00ae winner Marc Smerling serves as executive producer for Truth Podcasting Corp. Series directors include Skogland, Chappelle, and Jim McKay.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/c6xRvQCL07MVNamjfVU2an600q9.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Smoke<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Apple TV<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Drama<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 1<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 9<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>When an arson investigator begrudgingly teams up with a police detective, their race to stop two arsonists ignites a twisted game of secrets and suspicions.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <br \/>\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; 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