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'Steal' Premieres on Prime Video as Reviews Praise Sophie Turner, Flag Pacing Wobbles

Critics applaud a tense digital‑heist opener, then question the series’ momentum.

Overview

  • Sophie Turner leads the six‑episode thriller as Zara, with Archie Madekwe and Jacob Fortune‑Lloyd co‑starring, in a series created by Sotiris Nikias for Prime Video.
  • The story opens with a precision robbery at a London pension‑fund firm that forces employees to route billions through rapid trades, prompting a police probe that draws in MI5.
  • Jacob Fortune‑Lloyd’s DCI Rhys heads the investigation, with reviews noting suggestions of inside help and hints the operation bears hallmarks of highly trained actors.
  • Early write‑ups consistently single out Turner’s performance, even as several critics say the show loses momentum after its gripping premiere and blurs its themes around money and inequality.
  • Directing duties are split between Sam Miller and Hettie Macdonald, with reviewers also highlighting Anna Maxwell Martin’s later turn as an intelligence agent.