New Apple TV+ show is a ‘riveting’ crime thriller with 90% Rotten Tomatoes score – 9to5Mac

Apple TV+ just debuted a new series that is getting a lot of love from critics, and has a fantastic trailer too. Here are all the details on Dope Thief, the latest crime thriller from Apple TV+ that’s available now.As Apple prepares for Severance to wrap up next week, it has several big new shows lined up to entice subscribers to stick around.The first such series is Dope Thief, which debuted today on Apple TV+ with its first two episodes. New episodes will be released weekly through April 25.Dope Thief stars Brian Tyree Henry, Wagner Moura, and Ving Rhames. Ridley Scott executive produced the show and directed its first episode.This is Apple’s summary of Dope Thief:Based on Dennis Tafoya’s book of the same name, the series follows longtime Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside, only to have their small-time grift become a life-and-death enterprise, as they unwittingly reveal and unravel the biggest hidden narcotics corridor on the Eastern Seaboard. Critics have had a lot of praise for the new show so far, as it’s earned a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Here are some excerpts from reviews:Here’s the trailer:Are you interested in watching Dope Thief on Apple TV+? If you’ve seen the premiere, what did you think? Let us know in the comments.Apple TV+ is available for $9.99 per month and features hit TV shows and movies like Ted Lasso, Severance, The Morning Show, Silo, and Shrinking. You can also watch free in several ways.FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:Apple TV is Apple’s streaming device that access…Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.
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