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Ridley Scott’s Apple TV Crime Thriller Is a 10/10 Binge-Watch
Apple TV’s Dope Thief, produced by Ridley Scott, is presented as an overlooked crime thriller worth watching despite the streaming service deciding not to make a second season. The eight-part series combines suspense, violence and wry humour, while exploring friendship, found family, trauma and addiction.
Adapted from Dennis Tafoya’s 2009 novel, it follows Philadelphia friends Manny Carvalho, played by Wagner Moura, and Ray Driscoll, played by Brian Tyree Henry, who pose as DEA agents to rob drug dealers. Their scheme goes wrong when they target an operation under real DEA surveillance, drawing them into a larger criminal enterprise. The article praises the cast, including Marin Ireland, Kate Mulgrew and Ving Rhames, and notes the show has an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score.
In short
- Dope Thief is an eight-episode Apple TV crime thriller.
- Two friends’ fake DEA scheme leads them into a larger criminal operation.
- Apple TV will not continue the series for a second season.
Explained simply
Dope Thief is an eight-part crime drama based on a 2009 novel by Dennis Tafoya. It centres on two friends in Philadelphia, Manny Carvalho and Ray Driscoll, who pretend to be US drug-enforcement agents while robbing drug dealers.
Their plan brings them into contact with a real investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the federal agency responsible for enforcing US drug laws. The series also explores the effects of trauma and addiction, and the bonds people form outside their families.