Apple TV+ releases a gritty new crime drama trailer for Dope Thief that looks like a stylish version of The Wire

• The first two episodes of Dope Thief air on March 14, 2025
• The series focuses on criminal pals from Philly who pose as DEA agents
• Academy Award-winning director Ridley Scott is an executive producer

As a 39-year-old dude with bad knees, I probably shouldn’t be using the following word, but screw it: Dope Thief looks… well, positively dope. The new Apple TV+ crime drama has just been revealed, and despite appearing to rock first class production values and superb cinematography in its debut trailer, that’s not the headline news.

No, the real limelight-grabber is the fact legendary filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott is not only producing the Dope Thief – due to air on March 14 – but the 87-year-old is also directing its first episode. There’s just no slowing down the old boy, is there? After all, this is the mythic Hollywood great behind Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator, who not so long ago managed to film Gladiator 2 in a frankly absurd 51 days.