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.

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,