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Dive into the making of Smoke, Apple TV+'s thrilling crime drama from Dennis Lehane. This inside look reveals the creative process, the challenges of portraying real-life events, and the powerful performances from Taron Egerton, Jurnee Smollett, and the rest of the star-studded cast. Get a glimpse of how this intense true-crime story came to life on screen. Smoke premieres June 27, 2025, only on Apple TV+.

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00:01Nothing makes you feel less powerful
00:04than being trapped in a fire.
00:07You lived into the abyss.
00:09The abyss looked right back.
00:12Human beings want to feel alive,
00:14and we clearly have an attraction
00:16to the things that can destroy us.
00:19The show is very unpredictable.
00:21It's about what we can't control
00:23and what we can't hide.
00:27Why send you?
00:28You don't know anything about arson.
00:30Yeah, but I know a ton about crime scene analysis.
00:35At its core, it's just people
00:37trying to navigate psychological trauma
00:39and that side of humanity that is flawed.
00:42You know, you've always had the moral compass
00:44of a priest with a flask in his pocket.
00:46There's always a duality in characters,
00:49and this story's so good at finding those gray areas.
00:53I think you're both out of your minds.
00:55It's only as the story develops
00:57all of the characters' relationships
00:59really start to break down.
01:04Such moxie.
01:06It becomes this bizarre cat and mouse game.
01:08This is our guy.
01:09They become consumed.
01:11People were burning.
01:14Ben, did you care?
01:15Answer me, did you care?
01:17All of the characters in the show have quite extreme levels of dysfunction.
01:26It twists and gets stranger.
01:30And by the end, it's a dark, twisted voyage through hell.
01:33You hate is your soul.
01:38Flinking.
01:40Squirming.
01:42Squirm.
01:43Woohoohoo
01:49Josh
01:55Chill.
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