Gudsen is inspired by John Leonard Orr, a serial arsonist who is believed to have set nearly 2,000 fires between 1984 and 1991. Like Egerton’s “Smoke” character, Orr was an arson investigator who ...

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Even more alarming is the real string of deadly fires that terrorized California four decades ago and inspired the twisty drama. Having debuted on the streaming service Friday, Smoke stars Taron ...

Dennis Lehane unpacks Smoke's arsonists, identity, and denial — and why the most honest character might just be a ...

Gudsen is inspired by John Leonard Orr, a serial arsonist who is believed to have set nearly 2,000 fires between 1984 and 1991. Like Egerton’s “Smoke” character, ...

Yes! Smoke on Apple TV+ is inspired by a true story, specifically the one told through truth.media’s acclaimed Firebug ...

Smoke series creator Dennis Lehane has referred to Detective Michelle Calderone as the “hero” of the story. His comment suggests she borrows elements from Casey and the other sleuths who eventually ...

John Orr, 75, a former California fire captain and 'superhuman' arson investigator spoke out from Mule Creek State Prison to defend his novel, Points of Origin.

The FBI would eventually call John Orr the most prolific serial arsonist of the 20th century, and when he went on trial in 1998, prosecutors presented his manuscript as a thinly veiled memoir of ...

John Orr is a freelance writer, and a member of the American Theatre Critics Association. Email him at [email protected]. He was formerly a staff writer and editor for the Bay Area News Group.