City on Fire (TV series)
A shooting in Central Park links fires, music, and a wealthy family.
This crime drama, an adaptation of Garth Risk Hallberg’s novel, was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. It ran for a single season on Apple TV+ from mid-May to mid-June 2023, before being cancelled that August.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Crime drama
- Creator
- Josh Schwartz; Stephanie Savage
- Based on
- City on Fire, Garth Risk Hallberg
- Composer
- Jason Hill
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The plot begins after Samantha Yeung is shot in Central Park on July 4, 2003.
- Rotten Tomatoes reported a 39% approval rating based on 23 critic reviews.
Production
In June 2021, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage signed on to write and run an eight-episode TV adaptation of Garth Risk Hallberg’s novel, with Schwartz, Savage, and Lis Rowinski producing for Fake Empire. Apple TV+ would handle distribution. By October 2021, Jesse Peretz was attached to direct the first two episodes and produce. Wyatt Oleff was cast that same month, Chase Sui Wonders joined in January 2022, and more casting followed in March 2022. Filming started by April 2022 under the working title Brass Tactics. The series aired from May 12 to June 16, 2023, on Apple TV+, which canceled it after one season on August 3, 2023.
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