TV - Kaleidoscope

How will you experience the colours of Kaleidoscope? The order that you watch the episodes in makes a big difference to how you feel about the character in the non-linear heist drama currently on Netflix ...

Press Release

Spanning 25 years, Kaleidoscope (previously titled Jigsaw) is an all-new anthology series following a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history. Guarded by the world’s most powerful corporate security team, and with law enforcement on the case, every episode reveals a piece of an elaborate puzzle of corruption, greed, vengeance, scheming, loyalties and betrayals. How did the crew of thieves plan it? Who gets away with it? Who can be trusted?

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.

The compelling crime anthology series takes a non-linear approach to storytelling, building intrigue and suspense uniquely, with Netflix members each having a different immersive viewing experience. Some members may start with certain episodes (like episodes “Yellow or “Green”), then move deeper into their own personal viewing order with varying episodes (“Blue” or “Violet” or “Orange,” followed by “Red” or “Pink”) until the epic “White: The Heist” story finale.

All viewers will eventually see all episodes, but the order in which they watch the episodes will affect their viewpoint on the story, the characters, and the questions and answers at the heart of the heist.

How will you experience the colours of Kaleidoscope?

Episode titles include:

● “Yellow: 6 Weeks Before The Heist”

● “Green: 7 Years Before the Heist”

● “Blue: 5 Days Before the Heist”

● “Violet: 24 Years Before the Heist”

● “Orange: 3 Weeks Before the Heist”

● “Red: The Morning After the Heist”

● “Pink: 6 Months After”

● “White: The Heist” the epic story finale.

The anthology stars Giancarlo Esposito (he/him), Paz Vega (she/her), Rufus Sewell (he/him),

Tati Gabrielle (she/her), Peter Mark Kendall (he/him), Rosaline Elbay (she/her), Jai Courtney

(he/him), Niousha Noor (she/her), Jordan Mendoza (he/him), Soojeong Son (she/her) and

Hemky Madera (he/him).

Meet their characters (and actor) below:

The Crew of Thieves

LEO PAP (Giancarlo Esposito) - THE MASTERMIND

The Leader. Leo is whip-smart, intense and driven, with an engineer's mind and a meticulous

eye for detail. He became a thief at a young age -- and though he had a chance to get out, he

couldn't stay away from the criminal life and his relapse cost him his family and his freedom.

AVA MERCER (Paz Vega) - THE WEAPONS SPECIALIST

An attorney by day, she is equally at home on a gun range or gallery show as she is in the

courtroom. Although she plays things fast and loose, deep down she’s a passionate soul who

will do anything to protect the few people close to her.

JUDY GOODWIN (Rosaline Elbay) - THE EXPLOSIVES EXPERT

The crew's demolitions specialist, Judy is headstrong and independent -- an eccentric

spitfire with a sarcastic edge who is clever and talented enough to stay a step ahead of her

mistakes.

BOB GOODWIN (Jai Courtney) - THE SAFE CRACKER

A chest-puffing alpha male with a knack for safecracking and pushing people’s buttons, Bob

is attractive enough to be a threat and smart enough to be dangerous to anyone who gets in

his way when he’s on the hunt.

STAN LOOMIS (Peter Mark Kendall) - THE SMUGGLER

A small-time smuggler with a big-time passion for life's epicurean pleasures, Stan's got a

mouth that never stops running and the heart of a hopeless romantic. Loyal to a fault, he's

willing to risk it all for the object of his desire - even if it means giving up the comfortable life

he's built for himself.

RJ ACOSTA, JR (Jordan Mendoza) - THE DRIVER

Shaggy and technical-minded, RJ is a self-taught engineer, a brilliant mechanic and car

customizer, and a driver extraordinaire. What he excels in tech know-how, he lacks in common

sense and people skills, but his loyalty to Leo knows no bounds. When he's invited to join the

crew, he jumps at the chance to prove his worth.

The Corporate Security Team with the Unbeatable Vault

ROGER SALAS (Rufus Sewell) - THE CORPORATE SECURITY TITAN

A former thief who has reinvented himself as a top tier security expert, Roger is a salesman

with an uncanny ability to manipulate people to his ends. Loyal, to a point, but his own

ambitions and needs will win out every time.

HANNAH KIM (Tati Gabrielle) - THE PROTÉGÉ

Intelligent, ambitious, and adaptable, Hannah is a woman who wears many hats — and is

driven by far more than money. As a chameleon who flows between the world of high-stakes

finance and low-lying crime, she will have to use everything in her bag of tricks to find a way

up and out.

LIZ KIM (Soojeong Son) - THE SISTER

Liz is Hannah’s younger sister, a free spirit and aspiring DJ/immersive dance captain. She's a

source of joy to Hannah, but her laissez-faire attitude conflicts with Hannah's deep work ethic.

Together, they'll have to find a way to support each other and work hand-in-hand if they want

to come out on top.

CARLOS SUJO (Hemky Madera) - THE HENCHMAN

Carlos is Roger Salas’s right-hand man and head of security -- not just for the company, but

for Roger himself. Loyal and intense, Carlos is the one who Roger turns to when he needs

something handled off-book. Very few people really understand what Carlos does for Roger,

but they all know it's best to leave him a wide berth and not get in his way.

The Agents On The Case

NAZAN ABBASI (Niousha Noor) - THE DRIVEN AGENT

Driven, damaged and tenacious to a fault, FBI Agent Nazan Abassi is the raging fire that

threatens to burn the crew of thieves down— as long as those flames don’t consume her first.

AGENT SAMUEL TOBY (Bubba Weiler) - THE PARTNER

Special Agent Samuel Toby is a boy scout in the FBI, the kind of guy who'd take a strawberry

milkshake over a vodka on the rocks. He's got a sharp mind, and an immense admiration for

fellow Agent Nazan Abbasi that seeps over from professional to personal. He’s attracted to

her intelligence and skill in the field and devotedly aids her as she attempts to track down the

crew. But when he realizes Nazan is way too deep into her obsession, he'll have to choose

whether his priorities lie in being on the right side of his career, or the right side of justice.

Eric Garcia is creator/showrunner/EP/writer. Additional executive producers include Russell

Fine; Fred Berger, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, and Justin Levy with Automatik Entertainment;

Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Jordan Sheehan and Clayton Krueger with Scott Free

Productions; and Garrett Lerner. Directors include Russell Fine, Everardo Gout, Mairzee Almas

and Robert Townsend. In addition to Garcia, writers are Evan Endicott, Josh Stoddard, Ning

Zhou, Kalen Egan, Kate Barnow and Garrett Lerner.  

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