Joe Otterson TV Reporter John Leguizamo has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series “Firebug,” Variety has learned.
In addition, Kari Skogland has boarded the series as director and executive producer. Leguizamo joins previously announced cast members Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett in the series.
It was originally greenlit in December 2022. The series is loosely based on true events and also draws from events documented in truth.media’s “Firebug” podcast.
The official logline states that the show “will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator (Egerton) as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists.” Leguizamo with play Esposito, described as “a former policeman with a lot of bad habits and a lot of good instincts.” Leguizamo is a highly-versatile performer with a career spanning four decades.
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