"Kaleidoscope" is a new heist drama TV series, created by Eric Garcia, starring Giancarlo Esposito ("Breaking Bad") as 'Leo Pap', Paz Vega as'Ava Mercer', Rufus Sewell as 'Roger Salas,' Tati Gabrielle as 'Hannah Kim', Rosaline Elbay as 'Judy Goodwin', Peter Mark Kendall as 'Stan Loomis', Jai Courtney as 'Bob Goodwin', Niousha Noor as 'Nazan Abassi', Patch Darragh as 'Andrew Covington' and Max Casella as 'Taco', now streaming on Netflix:
"...spanning 25 years, a crew of masterful thieves work to unlock a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history.
"But before they can get their hands on the cash, they must make it through the world's most powerful corporate security team..."
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"...spanning 25 years, a crew of masterful thieves work to unlock a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history.
"But before they can get their hands on the cash, they must make it through the world's most powerful corporate security team..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 1/23/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
More than 10 years ago, Hurricane Sandy wiped away 70 billion-worth bonds when an underground vault owned by Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation was flooded, with no trace as to where they went. Two years later, writer-producer Eric Garcia separately formulated an idea for a series that could be viewed in randomized order, he wrote in an email at the time to a director friend of his. These two disparate strands would eventually come together to unlock “Kaleidoscope,” Netflix’s nonlinear heist show starring Giancarlo Esposito as the mastermind behind a high-stakes vault robbery.
“I said, ‘I don’t think we need to watch shows in order, necessarily, and I don’t know how this is going to work out, but I have this one-page concept of what to do,’” Garcia, who created the show, recalled in an interview with TheWrap. “And over time, when I started exploring it, we started bringing them...
“I said, ‘I don’t think we need to watch shows in order, necessarily, and I don’t know how this is going to work out, but I have this one-page concept of what to do,’” Garcia, who created the show, recalled in an interview with TheWrap. “And over time, when I started exploring it, we started bringing them...
- 1/7/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Netflix’s newest heist series Kaleidoscope boasts a unique take on the genre – the order you watch the episodes, aside from the finale, doesn’t matter. You can start with almost any episode and therefore have a different viewing experience than someone else who started with a different one. According to Netflix, the series is “loosely inspired by the real-life story where seventy billion dollars in bonds went missing in downtown Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy, Kaleidoscope consists of eight episodes spanning from 24 years before the heist to 6 months after.”
But not only is the series able to draw people in with its intriguing premise and viewing structure, it also has a pretty stacked cast with several familiar faces. Here’s the who’s who of Kaleidoscope and where you’ve seen these actors before.
Giancarlo Esposito is Leo Pap
TV legend Giancarlo Esposito plays Leo Pap, the leader of the heist crew.
But not only is the series able to draw people in with its intriguing premise and viewing structure, it also has a pretty stacked cast with several familiar faces. Here’s the who’s who of Kaleidoscope and where you’ve seen these actors before.
Giancarlo Esposito is Leo Pap
TV legend Giancarlo Esposito plays Leo Pap, the leader of the heist crew.
- 1/3/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
"Kaleidoscope" is a new heist drama TV series, created by Eric Garcia, starring Giancarlo Esposito ("Breaking Bad") as 'Leo Pap', Paz Vega as'Ava Mercer', Rufus Sewell as 'Roger Salas,' Tati Gabrielle as 'Hannah Kim', Rosaline Elbay as 'Judy Goodwin', Peter Mark Kendall as 'Stan Loomis', Jai Courtney as 'Bob Goodwin', Niousha Noor as 'Nazan Abassi', Patch Darragh as 'Andrew Covington' and Max Casella as 'Taco', now streaming on Netflix:
"...spanning 25 years, a crew of masterful thieves work to unlock a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history.
"But before they can get their hands on the cash, they must make it through the world's most powerful corporate security team..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"...spanning 25 years, a crew of masterful thieves work to unlock a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history.
"But before they can get their hands on the cash, they must make it through the world's most powerful corporate security team..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 1/2/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Netflix’s Kaleidoscope took a colorful crew of thieves and gave a fun spin to the typical heist drama, by detailing past motivations as well as chronicling the aftermath. Did the eight-episode series successfully steal your attention?
Kaleidoscope stars Giancarlo Esposito as Ray Vernon aka Leo Pap, a onetime burglar who escapes prison in the midst of a 25-year sentence to mastermind the robbing of an impenetrable vault containing 70 billion in untraceable bearer bonds. His crew includes Ava Mercer (played by Paz Vega), prison pal Stan Loomis (Peter Mark Kendall), chemical/explosives expert Judy Goodwin (Rosaline Elbay) and her safe-cracker...
Kaleidoscope stars Giancarlo Esposito as Ray Vernon aka Leo Pap, a onetime burglar who escapes prison in the midst of a 25-year sentence to mastermind the robbing of an impenetrable vault containing 70 billion in untraceable bearer bonds. His crew includes Ava Mercer (played by Paz Vega), prison pal Stan Loomis (Peter Mark Kendall), chemical/explosives expert Judy Goodwin (Rosaline Elbay) and her safe-cracker...
- 1/2/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Netflix decided to open the New Year with one of its most uniquely structured programs in years: the Giancarlo Esposito-starring vehicle, Kaleidoscope. The dramatic thriller tells the story of a rag-tag group of criminals trying to pull off one of the biggest heists in modern history.
The novelty of the series lies in the episode-formatting gimmick that creator Eric Garcia employs to give each viewer a different perspective on the events in the timeline leading up to and after the heist: the eight episode order is random for all Netflix accounts. No matter what order you watch the series in, however, the final hour always ends on the “White” episode, which is the actual heist taking place.
The decision to plot the show this way means some people might be a little more confused than usual about what happens to all of the characters. We’re here to break...
The novelty of the series lies in the episode-formatting gimmick that creator Eric Garcia employs to give each viewer a different perspective on the events in the timeline leading up to and after the heist: the eight episode order is random for all Netflix accounts. No matter what order you watch the series in, however, the final hour always ends on the “White” episode, which is the actual heist taking place.
The decision to plot the show this way means some people might be a little more confused than usual about what happens to all of the characters. We’re here to break...
- 1/2/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The heist genre is always interesting because, despite its typically sleek, stylized nature, it usually brings a sense of comfort to the viewer. A movie like the blue-collar-tinged “Logan Lucky,” for example, wouldn’t be described as sleek — and perhaps not the same type of “aspirational” presentation of the criminal lifestyle that something like Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s” franchise is all about — but at the same time, it’s comforting for the same reasons as other heist media are. Because when it comes to the heist genre, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. When everything comes together, without fail, even the most rudimentary heist films and shows are still successes; because seeing the full picture and re-contextualizing everything is always satisfying. And Netflix’s new series “Kaleidoscope” fits that bill, but with a twist.
The selling point of Netflix’s new heist limited series — aside from...
The selling point of Netflix’s new heist limited series — aside from...
- 1/1/2023
- by LaToya Ferguson
- The Wrap
Kaleidoscope is a series created by Eric Garcia starring Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Rufus Sewell and Jai Courtney.
Kaleidoscope is a story that can observed from different points of view, angles and situations. Each episode offer one view point and has its corresponding color: with flashbacks, pieces of the story and twists and turns in this kaleidoscopic puzzle, it offers us a bit of everything to create a good thriller.
About the Series
Note though, that it is not as novel as it appears to be.
Entertaining, humorous and with a good tempo. It has all the “hooks” to save us from the global hangover this New Year.
Kaleidoscope (2023)
It is a good series, but we are under the impression that it aimed high, shot and just barely made the mark, without being an “electrifying” viewing experience.
Using the classic heist premise, it doe shave good photography, a solid ensemble cast that deliver good performances.
Kaleidoscope is a story that can observed from different points of view, angles and situations. Each episode offer one view point and has its corresponding color: with flashbacks, pieces of the story and twists and turns in this kaleidoscopic puzzle, it offers us a bit of everything to create a good thriller.
About the Series
Note though, that it is not as novel as it appears to be.
Entertaining, humorous and with a good tempo. It has all the “hooks” to save us from the global hangover this New Year.
Kaleidoscope (2023)
It is a good series, but we are under the impression that it aimed high, shot and just barely made the mark, without being an “electrifying” viewing experience.
Using the classic heist premise, it doe shave good photography, a solid ensemble cast that deliver good performances.
- 1/1/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
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