City on Fire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In City on Fire, a NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha Yeung is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence. Her friends' band is playing 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.

Series details

• Title: City on Fire
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2023-05-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-06-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Apple TV
• Typical episode runtime: 51 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 56187
• IMDb ID: tt14961770
• TVDB ID: 405848

Cast and credited roles

• Wyatt Oleff — Charlie Weisbarger
• Chase Sui Wonders — Samantha Yeung
• Jemima Kirke — Regan Hamilton-Sweeney
• Nico Tortorella — William Hamilton-Sweeney
• Ashley Zukerman — Keith Lamplighter
• Xavier Clyde — Mercer Goodman
• Max Milner — Nicky Chaos
• Alexandra Doke — Sewer Girl
• Omid Abtahi — Detective Ali Parsa
• Kathleen Munroe — Detective PJ McFadden
• John Cameron Mitchell — Amory Gould
• Beth Malone — Felicia

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-05-12; final listed air date 2023-06-16; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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