Smoke

Novelist, Dennis Lehane, creates an intelligent series that deals with the demented mind of pyromaniacs, all disguised as a mystery melodrama with edgy characters. Taron Egerton delivers an engaging - and sometimes uneasy performance - playing Dave Gudsen, an arson forensic for the fire department who draws you into the mystic power of the uncontrollable force of fire, a most powerful drug addiction to some. Jurnee Smollett matches it with a brutal portrayal as detective Calderone, forced to partner with Gudsen in order to track down the sick arsonists. The biggest surprise is Greg Kinnear as the fire chief, that brings the right balance to the yin and yang of the two main characters. A series well handled by the creative technical team that really gets into the psyche of the troubled minds who worship the power of the fire and its devastating effects.

Just want to encourage those who aren't loving it so far to hold on and give it proper chance as it is a bit of a slow burn.

I worked on Smoke and I admit I was a bit miffed at the first few scripts and what seems like major cliches in the plot and characters but it really does come together!

Taron Egerton give an amazingly layered performance. Easily the most nuanced character I've seen him play thus far. But to me the true stand out was Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine he was utterly terrifying at times. His work should land him high on all lists come awards season.

Smoke was truly one of the most interesting projects I've ever been a part of and hope people warm up to it.

Egerton is too good in this. Scary good. Nightmare material for days. Makes you wonder how he can be so good at playing this really dark characters. This is a story that goes to very dark places in the mind of two incendiaries, one a psychopath, the other a sociopath, but equally dangerous. Must watch, if you are brave.

Unusual for other #AppleTV Series S1 releases is this first season of Smoke. By Ep5 it appears to follow a predictable layout of tension-drama-pattern formula, that is somewhat predictable. Although other series have crescendoed to a jaw dropping finale, viewers of Smoke are still awaiting this 'pull'.

Unusual for other #AppleTV Series S1 releases is this first season of Smoke. By Ep5 it appears to follow a predictable layout of tension-drama-pattern formula, that is somewhat predictable. Although other series have crescendoed to a jaw dropping finale, viewers of Smoke are still awaiting this 'pull'.

After 2 episodes I'm in. This is easily one of my favorites shows of the year so far, unless the rest of the season goes off the rails. The characters are interesting, the dialog realistic (I'm no expert on the subject but it all feels legit), and the story has me completely hooked.

I don't understand the poor reviews especially after only 2 episodes. Cliche'? Maybe to some, but I haven't seen any other shows executed with this level of style and edginess in a while. The characters are just beginning to develop and boy are they a puzzle. After the plot twist at the end of episode 2, I can't wait to see where this goes.