Taron Egerton's New Apple TV+ Crime Show Gets Release Date & First Images

Taron Egerton's new Apple TV+ crime show receives a release date and first-look images. Rising to fame for his lead role as a spy in the Kingsman movies, Egerton went on to play Elton John in the musical Rocketman and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. In recent years, Egerton has collaborated with Apple TV+ for the miniseries Black Bird, for which he earned an Emmy nomination, and the biopic Tetris. His most recent role came in the popular Netflix action thriller Carry-On.

Now, via Deadline, Taron Egerton's new Apple TV+ show Smoke has received a June 27 release date and several first-look images. The images reveal Egerton as arson investigator Dave Gudsen, alongside his co-star Jurnee Smollett as police detective Michelle Calderone. The images also reveal a look at Rafe Spall, Greg Kinnear, John Leguizamo, Anna Chlumsky, and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine in their roles. See the seven images in the slideshow below:

What The Smoke Images Mean For The Series

What Is It About?

Jimmy (Taron Egerton) talking to Larry in Black Bird.

Created by author Dennis Lehane – whose novels have been adapted into the movies Mystic River, Shutter Island, and Gone Baby Gone – Smoke is based on true events and follows a troubled policedetective and an enigmatic arson investigator as they track down a pair of serial arsonists. The fictional series draws inspiration from truth.media's highly praised podcast, Firebug. Smoke marks the third Apple TV+ project that Taron Egerton will star in and executive produce after the 2022 miniseries Black Birdand the 2023 movie Tetris.

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While Egerton earned an Emmy nomination for Blackbird, his co-star in Smoke, Jurnee Smollett, is also Emmy-nominated for her role as Letitia Lewis in HBO's Lovecraft Country. Smoke's cast includes several more Emmy nominees, including Anna Chlumsky, who earned an impressive six Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep. John Leguizamo was nominated for Waco and When They See Us, while Greg Kinnear is an Oscar and Emmy nominee for As Good as It Gets and Modern Family.

Our Take On The Smoke Images

Taron Egerton Brings Another True Story To Life For Apple TV+

Taron Egerton as Henk looking at something in Tetris

Smoke looks like another intriguing Apple TV+ series starring Taron Egerton. Though his Apple TV+ projects aren't always the most popular on the streaming service, they have consistently showcased strong performances from the actor and spotlighted true stories, whether it be Blackbird's Jimmy Keene, who elicited a confession from a serial killer in prison, or Henk Rogers, who won the rights to Tetris during the Cold War. Smoke should be no different in that regard.

Smoke will premiere with two episodes, followed by one new episode every Friday on Apple TV+.

Source: Deadline