[Interview] ‘CITY ON FIRE’ stars set hearts ablaze with deeply human character studies in Apple TV+ mystery series

Preston Barta // Features Editor

Worlds collide and shatter in the emotionally riveting, new mystery-drama series City on Fire, from Gossip Girl’s Stephanie Savage and The O.C.’s Josh Schwartz.

Ahead of this weekend’s premiere on Apple TV+, we spoke with series cast members Jemima Kirke (Girls and Conversation with Friends), Ashley Zukerman (Succession and the Fear Street films), Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies) and Wyatt Oleff (2017’s It). 

Kirke and Zukerman portray Regan and Keith, two parents navigating intensely complicated situations involving infidelity, a criminal investigation, and many, many secrets.

Wonders and Oleff play Samantha and Charlie, two friends who beautifully capture a Before Sunrise-like romance where they walk and talk and connect over the ‘03 New York music scene.

Synopsis: 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. 

Expect for their characters to bring about many warm feelings, great tunes, and sequences to kick up your ticker.

Catch the first three episodes of City of Fire today on Apple TV+, followed by new episodes every Friday through June 16!

Jemima Kirke & Ashley Zukerman

Chase Sui Wonders & Wyatt Oleff