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South China Morning Post
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Dope Thief author on why Apple TV+'s adaptation had to be shot in ‘magnetic' Philadelphia
Author Dennis Tafoya remembers his time working in accident and emergency in a hospital in Doylestown, Philadelphia, in the 1980s. Advertisement One night, a call came in about a fire at a farmhouse-turned-meth lab, but when doctors attempted to help, the burn victim refused care and eventually died. 'It got me thinking about who ends up in a burning meth lab in the middle of the night,' said Tafoya in a recent call with Philadelphia newspaper The Inquirer. That incident was the seed of the idea that, decades later, became Tafoya's 2009 novel Dope Thief. It has since been adapted into a series of the same name on Apple TV+, written, directed, and executive produced by Peter Craig – who co-wrote the screenplay for 2010 crime thriller The Town – and executive produced by legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott Scott also directed the pilot, which introduces the two best friends-protagonists, Ray ( Brian Tyree Henry ) and Manny (Wagner Moura), who pose as DEA drug enforcement agents to steal money from small-time drug dealers.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dope Thief Trailer: Brian Tyree Henry Is Hunted by a Dangerous Drug Ring — Watch
A pair of small-time crooks is about to mess with the wrong crew. Based on Dennis Tafoya's book of the same name, the eight-episode crime drama Dope Thief (which debuts on Apple TV+ with its first two episodes on Friday, March 14, followed by new episodes every Friday through April 25) follows long-time Philly friends and delinquents (Atlanta's Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos' Wagner Moura) who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside. But their small-time grift becomes a life-and-death enterprise, as they unwittingly reveal and unravel the biggest hidden narcotics corridor on the Eastern Seaboard. More from TVLine A New MacKenzie Baby in Outlander's Final Season? Sophie Skelton Weighs In - Watch All Seasons of The Chosen to Exclusively Stream on Prime Video - Season 5 Set for June Premiere Severance Stars Set the Table for Irving's Ham Dinner With Burt and His Husband: 'There's a Little Tension!' In the trailer embedded below, we get our first glimpse of Ray and Manny's shady operation, which includes them visiting 'the wrong house' where they lift from a murderous drug operation. The friends' actions then put everyone they love in danger, as the dealers track down the duo, who are now fugitives running for their lives. Insert explosions, car wrecks, gunfire and a whole lotta action-packed drama. In addition to Henry and Moura, the ensemble cast includes Marin Ireland (Justified: City Primeval), Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is the New Black), Nesta Cooper (See), Amir Arison (The Blacklist), Dustin Nguyen (21 Jump Street) and Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction). The series was created and executive produced by Peter Craig (Top Gun: Maverick). Ridley Scott directs the premiere and is also on board as an EP. Henry also executive-produces. Will you be watching when it drops in March? See some photos below, then let us know your thoughts by dropping some comments.
