The latest series you need to add to your binge list is Steal, a high-octane thrill ride that serves up an unordinary heist with enough twists to keep even a doom-scroller engaged.
Instead of using the old bank-robbery template, creator Sotiris Nikias upped the ante and changed the setting to a high-ranking investment firm. Instead of money bags or debit cards, a group of thieves targets a pension fund at Lochmill Capital. With just over £4bn (four billion pounds) at stake, the trades must be made by colleagues Luke (Archie Madekwe) and Zara (Sophie Turner). After the well-coordinated theft, the investigation is assigned to Detective Chief Inspector Rhys (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd), who quickly determines that the thieves needed an insider to execute a heist of this magnitude. With all sides looking at Lochmill, Rhys has a small window of time to narrow down suspects and recover the money, all while keeping his gambling addiction at bay.
The series is executive produced by Greg Brenman and Rebecca de Souza, produced by Nuala O’Leary, and directed by Sam Miller and Hettie Macdonald. Amazon MGM Studios is producing alongside Drama Republic.
Zara and Luke are best friends, but their bond was built over their shared love of drugs. With the same routine of working an undesirable job during the week and getting wasted on weekends, Luke had reached his wits’ end. After bumbling into a situation in an online chatroom, an ill-made agreement sealed his fate, but with one catch: he needed a second participant. With Zara seemingly wasting her life away in a dead-end job, no friends, and a strained relationship with her mother, she agrees to go along with the “hackers” who contacted Luke, offering her £100,000. As we see in the pilot, what takes place is anything but a hack, and the pair land far beyond their six-figure promise.
This crime thriller wastes no time getting to the action. Within the first 30 minutes of the pilot, you realize that you’re not witnessing an ordinary heist. Not only is it an obscene amount of money, but it’s not in a major U.S. hub like San Francisco or New York City. Set in the UK, the flood of British accents and tiny cars denotes you’re not in Kansas anymore. The allure of British Pounds and “dodgy” mates has London written all over it. All that was missing was Chelsea kits on the thieves and Central Cee on the soundtrack.
While the main plot centers on the stolen billions, there are several subplots worth keeping tabs on, mainly the relationship between Zara and her mom, Haley (Anastasia Hille). An underachiever who lives alone, Haley exists in a cluttered flat full of old memories and fresh excuses. Almost a mirror of each other, the two stay at odds and blame each other for their unhappiness. In a crazy turn of events, Haley even considers blackmailing Zara at one point, showing their disdain for each other reaching a peak.
While the Game of Thrones star (Sophie Turner) is the lead and key marketing piece, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd also impresses as the addiction-fighting investigator whose interest in Zara grows beyond the workplace. Luke is easily the most unlikable character on the show, meaning his portrayal by Archie Madekwe deserves a nod. After initially annoying me on Apple TV’s Hijack, Harry Mitchell returns to irk my nerves as Milo Carter-Walsh. But my favorite performance by far comes from Andrew Howard. Every team needs an enforcer, and Sniper was that for the Lochmill heist.
While Turner is indeed the lead, she doesn’t dominate the series, which is a good thing. It’s not rare to see a big name oversaturate a series to the point that their presence becomes bothersome. Spanning the course of a few stressful days, I was accustomed to seeing the same outfit: varsity jacket, blue jeans, and low-profile Adidas. As we enter 2026, and GoT in her rear view, fans can look forward to Turner’s performance in Steal. It’s definitely her best performance since then.
It’s not perfect, but the story, soundtrack, and cast are a homerun. Unlike Netflix, which tends to crankout endless content into the void, Prime Video is more meticulous with its content. Being no stranger to series thrillers, the streaming giant boasts the likes of Cross, Lazarus, and Reacher, with the latter earning the Critics Choice Super Award for Best Action Series and an early renewal for a fourth season.
Steal earns an encouraging 9 out of 10. The non-stop thriller gets straight to the subject and doesn’t divert attention to anything else. There’s a healthy amount of gun violence without making it a “shoot-em-up” series, enough drama to go around, and thankfully, no mushy love story. The score? Incredible. Plot twists? Plenty. This is the best thing to land on Prime Video since Reacher.
Steal premieres on Prime Video on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
-Jon Jones
Photos: Courtesy of Prime Video
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Rating: TV-14
Runtime: Six Episodes | 50 mins.
Trailer: Watch
U.S. Release Date: January 21, 2026