![]() ![]() ![]() The show unsuccessfully scrambles to keep its early promise from falling through its fingers, with a collection of truly unbelievable plot twists and hilariously hammy acting choices that pour gasoline all over an already raging flame.Ĭity on Fire tracks the evolving puzzle that surrounds a seemingly random shooting in New York’s Central Park on July 4, 2003. ![]() But throughout its eight-episode first season, City on Fire is weighed down by its potential. ![]() If that was the intention-to grip viewers by way of increasingly absurd, nonsensical, and frustrating plot points-Apple TV+’s new drama City on Fire (premiering May 12) could actually be considered a raging success.Ĭreated by the genius minds behind the original Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, City on Fire certainly has enough going for it: a crack team of creators and writers with a proven track record for dishy teen dramas an ensemble cast with recognizable faces like Chase Sui Wonders, Jemima Kirke, and Nico Tortorella and even a pretty damn good pilot episode that nimbly sets the show up for a riveting mystery. Ah, how I’ve missed that sweet feeling, the sensation of traversing deeper into the pits of televised hell at every turn. ![]()
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