A typical day at Lochmill Capital is upended when armed thieves burst in and force Zara and her best friend Luke to execute their demands. In the aftermath, conflicted detective Rhys races against time to find out who stole £4 billion pounds of people's pensions and why.
Ratings
Curator score: 4.3/10
IMDb: 7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 77%
Metacritic: 64
TMDB: 7.4/10
Production
Drama Republic, Amazon MGM Studios
Cast
Sophie Turner, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Archie Madekwe, Andrew Howard, Ellie James, Jonathan Slinger, Harry Michell, Thomas Larkin, Sarah Belcher, Tara Summers
Where to watch
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A slick, high-concept crime thriller with a strong hook and timely financial-stakes premise. It sounds best when it leans into the hostage-pressure setup and the investigation into a massive pension theft, though the premise may strain plausibility and the series will likely depend on execution more than concept.
Best for
Viewers who like fast-moving crime thrillers with a big conspiracy
Fans of hostage scenarios and ticking-clock investigations
People drawn to financial crime, institutional corruption, and moral ambiguity
Binge-watchers who want a glossy, contemporary mystery
Skip if
You want tightly grounded realism over heightened thriller plotting
You prefer character-driven dramas with a slower, more reflective pace
You are looking for a light procedural rather than a tense, twisty conspiracy story
Overview
Steal has the kind of premise that immediately sells itself: armed thieves, a forced crime inside a financial firm, and a detective trying to untangle a staggering pension theft. That gives it a built-in engine of urgency, secrecy, and moral compromise, especially if it balances the immediate hostage crisis with the wider conspiracy behind the missing money.
Worth noting
The setup suggests a glossy, contemporary British crime drama with enough scale to feel topical and enough mystery to sustain a binge. The central question is whether the show can keep the logic of the scheme convincing while giving its characters enough depth to matter beyond the mechanics of the plot.
Bottom line
If it lands, it should appeal to viewers who like their thrillers propulsive, socially aware, and a little morally messy. If it overcomplicates the twists or leans too hard on coincidence, it may feel more like a high-concept exercise than a fully satisfying drama.
2012 · Curator 9.3/10 (80.8K ratings) · Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Acorn TV, BritBox, Spectrum On Demand, Acorn TV Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus, Pluto TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV
One of the best modern corruption thrillers, built around procedural tension, institutional rot, and relentless interrogation of who is lying and why.