Apple TV+ just aired the finale for its crime thriller Smoke, and in a new interview, creator Dennis Lehane talks about hiding the shocking last twist from Apple, and the current status of season 2.
Smoke creator on that finale twist and the current status of season 2
Smoke reunited creator Dennis Lehane and star Taron Egerton, who previously collaborated on the limited series Black Bird. That show remains one of the most critically acclaimed shows on Apple TV+.
Though the two series feel very different, Smoke is also a crime thriller, and even shares supporting actor Greg Kinnear—in addition to Egerton and Lehane.
Now, the entire 9-episode first season is fully available on Apple TV+.
Smoke is full of big twists, but one of its most significant reveals was saved for the finale. And per Dennis Lehane, that twist was even hidden from Apple for a while.
*spoilers ahead*
In the Smoke finale, Gudsen is at last apprehended and is being interrogated. During a pivotal scene, we learn that his physical appearance is not at all what’s been portrayed.
Here’s Lehane, speaking to Variety:
I remember the day I came in and said, “Dave is not Dave. Dave does not look like Taron Egerton.” It was pretty early, and we hid it from Apple because we knew they’d hate it — and they did. And everybody was like, “What?!” And I was like, “No, he’s projecting! That storyline is about his projection. He’s projecting who he is.”…This is a guy who walked around thinking of himself as a hero, who was simultaneously running out and doing some really terrible things.
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