Robert Downey Jr, Team Downey Team Up With Apple For New Series

Adam Perlman, a veteran of Showtime”s “Billions”, is writing and executive producing the series.

The show, based on Michael Lista”s Toronto Life article “The Sting”, follows a frustrated Canadian detective who takes on a decades-old cold case in hopes of winning a confession and becoming a hero.

The case quickly spirals out of control when the undercover cop attempts an elaborate sting, adding playacting cops, taxpayer resources, and an unexpected friendship with the peculiar target.