A new mystery-thriller series hits Apple TV+ next month. City on Fire, a family saga and music-driven tale, draws its inspiration from the novel by Garth Risk Hallberg. The Apple adaptation comes from writers and executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (Gossip Girl, The O.C.).

Check out your first look at the series in the trailer below.

Here’s the official synopsis from Apple TV+:

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 at her favorite downtown club but she leaves to meet someone, promising to return. She never does. As the crime against Samantha is investigated, she’s 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.

Chase Sui Wonders stars as Samantha, and Wyatt Oleff plays Charlie, a friend of Samantha’s who is struggling to cope with the death of his father on 9/11 two years earlier. After Samantha is shot, he stops at nothing to unravel the mystery of what happened.

In addition to Wonders and Oleff, the series also stars Jemima Kirke, Nico Tortorella, Ashley Zukerman, Xavier Clyde, Max Milner, Alexandra Doke, Omid Abtahi, Kathleen Munroe, John Cameron Mitchell, Geoff Pierson, and Beth Malone.

City on Fire will include eight episodes. The first three will premiere globally on Apple TV+ Friday, May 12. Afterwards, expect a new episode weekly through June 16.

So, what did you think of the trailer? Are you excited to dive into City on Fire? Let us know in the comments below.

Meanwhile, check back to THS for more updates on titles headed to Apple TV+ and beyond.

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