A mysterious death. A best friend as the suspect. And a city on fire. From the executive producers of Gossip Girl and The O.C., City On Fire premieres May 12 on Apple TV+

A college student is shot in Central Park on July 4, 2003. The investigation connects a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown reel estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep.

The upcoming AppleTV+ drama series, City On Fire starring Wyatt Oleff has finished filming!

Nico Tortorella (Younger), Jemima Kirke (Sex Education), Ashley Zukerman (The Lost Symbol), Xavier Clyde (Hard), Max Milner (The Dirt), Alexandra Doke (Greys Anatomy), Omid Abtahi (The Mandalorian), Kathleen Munroe (FBI) and John Cameron Mitchell (Joe vs. Carol) round out the ensemble cast for Apple TV+s upcoming drama series City on Fire. They join previously announced Chase Sui Wonders and Wyatt Oleff, who star in the series inspired by Garth Risk Hallbergs novel of the same name, from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. Production is underway in New York City.

In City on Fire, an NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence. Her friends band is playing her favorite downtown club but she leaves to meet someone, promising to return. She never does. As the crime against Samantha is investigated, shes revealed to be the crucial connection between a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep.

Tortorella is William, a brilliant, but self-destructive artist living in Manhattan.

Source: Deadline