The following piece contains plot details from the first two episodes of “Smoke,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Three years ago, crime writer Dennis Lehane and actor Taron Egerton teamed up for “Black Bird,

On their trail we find the arson investigator Dave Gudsen (Taron Egerton) and Det. Michell Calderon (Jurnee Smollett). The nine-episode series co-stars John Leguizamo and Greg Kinnear. It's based on the podcast "Firebug," about the real-life arsonist John Leonard Orr.

Fire is at the center of Smoke, Apple TV+ 's searing new crime drama, but the blaze that matters most is internal. Created by bestselling author and screenwriter Dennis Lehane ( Black Bird, Mystic River ), the show sets an arson investigator, a troubled detective and two elusive firebugs on a collision course with their pasts—and themselves.