{"id":23028,"date":"2025-07-22T09:43:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T13:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/smokes-john-leguizamo-anna-chlumsky\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:44:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:44:05","slug":"smokes-john-leguizamo-anna-chlumsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/smokes-john-leguizamo-anna-chlumsky\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: Smoke\u2019s John Leguizamo &#038; Anna Chlumsky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed mystery and thriller author Dennis Lehane (<em>Shutter Island<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Mystic River<\/em>) returned to screenwriting with Apple TV+\u2019s\u00a0<em>Smoke<\/em>, a nine-part crime drama inspired by the true story of arsonist John Leonard Orr. 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