Maverick,' 'The Batman,' and 'The Gladiator II.' Now, he's helming the first project that is entirely his own—and it's fun as hell.

The crime drama "Dope Thief" opens with a headfake. Two DEA agents, Ray (Brian Tyree Henry) and Manny (Wagner Moura), plan and execute a bust on a Philadelphia row house. The sequence, directed by executive producer Ridley Scott,

Peter Craig's eight-episode adaptation of Dennis Tafoya's novel follows two petty criminals who get in big trouble in post-pandemic Philadelphia.

Ridley Scott directs the premiere episode and produces Apple's Philly-set crime thriller, which follows a pair of low-level grifters whose latest robbery proves too big to filch.

Ridley Scott serves as an executive producer and director of the show, which is based on Dennis Tafoya's novel.

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