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SMOKE (aka FIREBUG) With Taron Egerton Debuts This June: Filmed in Vancouver

Arson mystery series Smoke, starring Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett, premieres June 27th on Apple TV+.

Formerly known as Firebug, the series filmed in Vancouver last Spring.

Smoke follows a troubled detective (Jurnee Smollett) and an enigmatic arson investigator (Taron Egerton) as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists.

Smoke is inspired by the Firebug podcast which told the story of the real-life California arson investigator turned serial arsonist, John Leonard Orr. The former firefighter became an arson investigator for the Glendale Fire Department in southern California. Hired to track down cases of arson, he became the serial arsonist he claimed to be hunting, responsible for setting a series of big fires during the 1980s and 1990s that resulted in tens of millions of dollars of damage and four deaths.

Firebug is developed, written and executive-produced by acclaimed novelist Denis Lehane, author of crime novels Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone and Shutter Island, among others.

Smoke Season One:

Working title: IN DEN WOLKEN

Filming dates: March 13 2024 – July 31, 2024 . 

Showrunner: Denis Lehane.

Cast: Taron Egerton, June Smollett, Anna Chlumsky, Adina Porter, Greg Kinnear, John Leguizamo, Rafe Spall, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine.Hannah Emily Anderson.

Producers: Dennis Lehane, Taron Egerton, Apple Studios.

Filming in Vancouver:

M/@Instant Shutter video.

Coops Fired Chicken set in Burnaby (formerly a Pizza Hut).

Justin in East Van/@EastVanJustin image.

Burnt building set in Burnaby.

At the Central Vancouver Public Library in July 2024.

Teresa Liu images.

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