Smoke, the Apple TV+ series starring Taron Egerton, is based on a disquieting true story that was previously chronicled in a popular true crime podcast.

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.

Taron Egerton‘s scripted true crime series Smoke just pulled off a shocking arson twist - but where does the Apple TV+ show go after that reveal? Smoke, which premiered on Friday, June 27, introduced Us to a detective (Jurnee Smollett) who paired up with an arson investigator (Egerton) to stop two serial arsonists who were wreaking havoc on the Pacific Northwest.