Academy Award nominated actor Brian Tyree Henry '04 leads the cast of "Dope Thief", an American crime drama television miniseries streaming on AppleTV+ based on a 2009 novel of the same name.
The series premise follows two friends (Ray and Manny) from Philadelphia, who pose as DEA agents to rob drug dealers face the consequences of their actions when they steal from an organized narcotics operation under surveillance by the actual DEA.
"After Ray and Manny choose the wrong target and inadvertently bite off more than they can chew, these scenes are where the eight-episode limited series can convert its characters’ — and viewers’ — nerve-shredding anxiety into cathartic action. With shootouts, chases, raids and a guy in Insane Clown Posse makeup tossing Molotov cocktails into a quarry, “Dope Thief” maintains an impressive production value afforded by Apple TV+’s deep pockets."- Variety
“Dope Thief” marks Henry’s first time as an executive producer, and the project was evidently selected as a showcase of his strengths. (After breaking out on “Atlanta” as an ascendant rapper with an ambivalent outlook on fame, the Academy Award nominee’s most recent stint as a TV lead was on the chilly, cerebral FBI drama “Class of ‘09.”) Ray’s hustle only works — at least until it doesn’t — because he, like Henry, can project the sort of confidence that convinces people to do what he says without asking questions. Once things fall apart, his logorrheic bravado starts getting pushback. Both Moura and Mulgrew prove worthy sparring partners over many, many shouting matches, while a more down-tempo Ving Rhames is Ray’s equal and opposite as his incarcerated father, Bart." - Variety
To learn more, please watch Academy Award, TONY and EMMY nominated actor Brian Tyree Henry '04 in "Dope Thief", streaming on Apple TV+.
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