Emmy nominee Jurnee Smollett, known for Lovecraft Country, and Underground, is set to lead the new Apple Original series Firebug, which is loosely inspired by events surrounding notorious California arsonist John Leonard Orr. She will star alongside Taron Egerton in the project developed, written and executive produced by Dennis Lehane.
Firebug will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator as they purse the trail of two serial arsonists. The series has been set in the contemporary Pacific Northwest the fictional series uses as its launching pad some events documented in truth.media’s acclaimed Firebug podcast. The role of Michelle, a rising-star detective, will be played by Smollet.
Orr, the inspiration behind the podcast, worked for the Glendale Fire Department in Southern California as a fire captain and arson investigator, and was later convicted of being a serial arsonist and mass murderer.
