Save The Dates: Taron Egerton-Jurnee Smollett Series Premiere, The Brutalist On Max And More

Apple TV+ is going up in Smoke this summer.

Formerly known as Firebug, the arson mystery created by Dennis Lehane (Black Bird) and starring Taron Egerton (Black Bird) and Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country) will premiere Friday, June 27, with the first two episodes, followed by weekly drops through Aug. 8.

In the series, which is inspired by true events from truth.media's Firebug podcast, a troubled detective (Smollett) and an enigmatic arson investigator (Egerton) pursue the trails of two serial arsonists. 

The cast also includes Anna Chlumsky (Veep), Adina Porter (American Horror Story, The 100), Greg Kinnear (Shining Vale), John Leguizamo (Waco: The Aftermath, Bloodline), Rafe Spall (Trying), Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (The Lincoln Lawyer, The Chi) and Hannah Emily Anderson (The Purge series).

In other recent scheduling news...

* A24's The Brutalist, starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody, will be available to stream on Max, beginning Friday, May 16.

* Couples Therapy will drop all nine episodes from the second half of Season 4 Friday, May 23 on Paramount+ With Showtime. The first three episodes will also air Friday, May 23 at 9/8c on Showtime, with two episodes airing weekly the following Fridays. 

* The documentary series Kevin Costner's The West will premiere Monday, May 26 at 9 pm on History Channel with back-to-back episodes, followed by a special presentation of Episode 3 on Tuesday, May 27 at 8 pm before returning to its regularly scheduled airdate and time of Mondays at 9 pm. Watch a trailer: