If you were to judge "Dope Thief" based on its logline about two men posing as DEA agents, you would expect a very specific type of high-octane show. Peter Craig's new Apple TV+ original does offer excellent action scenes and delivers them in spades.

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.

Within the first 10 minutes of Apple TV+’s Dope Thief, you fall in love with a character named Ray. He’s a mess, he’s made some poor choices, and he’s about to go through with yet another that will change the trajectory of his life.