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 Dennis Lehane adapts the podcast "Firebug," about the hunt for a serial arsonist, into a nine-part drama series. I'm sure I've referred to Jurnee Smollett as a "passionate" actress at some point. The star of Lovecraft Country and Friday Night Lights displays a ferocious, unbridled intensity in a captivating and reliable way. Creator: Dennis Lehane Stars: Taron Egerton, Jurnee Smollett, Rafe Spall Smollett stood right next to the unconvincing CGI fire in last year's exceptional film, The Order. Before that, she starred alongside burning crosses (Lovecraft Country) and torches (Underground). Now she's diving headfirst into hell in Apple TV+'s new drama series, Smoke, an adaptation of the podcast Firebug, featuring extraordinary performances and a bit of a technical inconsistency. At nine episodes, the Dennis Lehane-created series is overly long and frustratingly repetitive, but it unravels a fascinating mystery, features one of the summer's be...