Apple TV+ has announced that the crime series “Dope Thief” will premiere worldwide on March 14, 2025. This new eight-episode program is designed by Peter Craig, known for “The Batman” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” and benefits from the executive production of Ridley Scott, famous for films like “Gladiator”, “On Mars” and “Blade Runner”, who also directs the first episode. The series also stars and is executive produced by Academy Award nominee Brian Tyree Henry, known for “Atlanta,” “Causeway” and “Bullet Train.”
A big budget series
The first two episodes of this very big budget series will be broadcast on March 14, and new episodes will be broadcast every Friday until April 25, 2025, as is now tradition at Apple.
“Dope Thief” is adapted from the book of the same name by Dennis Tafoya (see on Amazon) and focuses on two longtime friends from Philadelphia who pose as DEA agents for a small heist, which escalates into a dangerous exposure of a major drug trafficking route on the East Coast.
Henry joins actors Wagner Moura (“Narcos,” “Civil War”), Marin Ireland (“The Umbrella Academy,” “Sneaky Pete”), Kate Mulgrew (“Star Trek: Prodigy,” “The Magnificent Meyersons”) in this gripping tale. “), Nesta Cooper (“See”), Amir Arison (“The Blacklist”) and Ving Rhames, Golden Globe winner for the series “Mission: Impossible”.
Produced by Apple Studios in collaboration with Scott Free Productions“Dope Thief” benefits from executive production by Craig, Scott and a team including David W. Zucker, Richard Heus, Jordan Sheehan, Clayton Krueger and Jennifer Wiley-Moxley.
Apple TV+ aims to expand a range of premium content, including dramas, comedies, feature films, documentaries and family entertainment, accessible on all modern devices. Since its launch in November 2019, Apple TV+ has distinguished itself as the first streaming service to offer only original content worldwide, garnering considerable praise and awards, with more than 523 wins and 2,374 nominations, put together value by series like “Ted Lasso” and films like “CODA”.
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