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.

Dennis Lehane knows his way around a crime drama. The prolific author’s novels were the basis for several star-studded movies, including Clint Eastwood’s “Mystic River” starring Sean Penn, Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” with Leonardo DiCaprio,