

4.160 minSeason 1 • Episode 9
LatestA desperate Calderone calls in a favor. Gudsen scrambles for control. A massive blaze stokes a make-or-break showdown.
When an arson investigator begrudgingly teams up with a police detective, their race to stop two arsonists ignites a twisted game of secrets and suspicions.
Acting
Egerton's simmering rage meets Smollett's controlled fire.
Writing
Lehane's dialogue cuts like broken glass in a burned house.
Direction
Fire as character, not spectacle — terrifyingly intimate.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the podcast 'Firebug' about the 1980s California arson epidemic that destroyed thousands of homes.
Lehane wrote this during pandemic isolation, allegedly burning candles in his office for 'research.' The insurance company has questions.