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.

Brian Tyree Henry has confessed that he struggled with certain aspects of his latest role. The Oscar-nominated Atlanta star plays Ray, a man who impersonates a DEA agent to rob drug dealers, alongside Wagner Moura's Manny.

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.