# Heist (2021)

> A six-episode true crime docuseries that reconstructs real heists, from stolen cash to missing luxury bourbon, through reenactments and law enforcement accounts.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/105721

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 6
- Episode runtime: 41 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: documentary, crime
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Fred Tallchief, Titus Tallchief, Ed Ronan, Joe Dushek, Larry Duis, Mark Irish, Elaine Salter, Lisa Lord
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14865290/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: suspenseful, brisk, gritty, tense

## What critics say

Audiences find the miniseries a gripping, if uneven, account of real-life heists that often dwell on the people behind the crimes.

## Synopsis

Heist is a six-episode American true crime docuseries released on Netflix in 2021, a limited series built around real robberies. Each episode reconstructs an ordinary-people heist, combining reenactments with on-camera accounts from the people involved and from investigators, including Detective Ed Ronan of the LYPD, Special Agent Joe Dushek known as The Bulldog, and FBI Special Agent Mark Irish. Several episodes center on the Tallchief family, whose father Fred Tallchief and brother Titus Tallchief appear as interviewees, while reenacted scenes feature Lisa Lord as Heather Tallchief and Emree Franklin as the young Heather. The engine of the show is the question of how these schemes were nearly pulled off: the planning, the stolen millions, the pursuit by detectives who slowly close in. Each episode is a self-contained case, so the series is easy to dip into, with a brisk, suspenseful, and grounded tone. Its look is that of American crime reporting, with stark interviews and dramatized recreations. Fans of Making a Murderer, The Staircase, and Tiger King will find similar real-crime appeal.

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