If you have ever sat at your desk wondering if a mid-morning heist would be more exciting than another spreadsheet, Prime Video’s latest trailer might make you reconsider. The streaming giant has just unveiled the official look at its high-octane thriller, Steal, and it makes the “Monday blues” look like a walk in the park.
Landing on January 21, 2026, this six-part series is positioning itself as the smart, high-stakes caper we need to kick off the year. Starring Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (The Queen’s Gambit), and Archie Madekwe (Saltburn), it’s a show that asks a very uncomfortable question: what happens when your boring office job becomes the ground zero for the heist of the century?
Not Your Average Day at the Office
Sophie Turner plays Zara, an ordinary worker at Lochmill Capital, a pension fund investment company. Her life is pretty standard until a gang of violent thieves decides to turn her Tuesday into a nightmare. Alongside her best mate Luke (Archie Madekwe), Zara is forced to pull the levers on a robbery that doesn’t just target a vault, it targets billions in ordinary people’s pensions.
What makes Steal feel fresh is the moral weight. We aren’t just watching cool people in masks jump through laser grids; we’re watching the “butterfly effect” of a crime that ruins lives. As Turner and Madekwe have hinted in recent interviews, the show “turns the formula upside down,” focusing heavily on the messy, terrifying aftermath rather than just the heist itself.
The Creative Powerhouse Behind the Scenes
The series is created and written by Sotiris Nikias (who crime fiction fans might know as Ray Celestin). Behind the camera, we have directors Sam Miller (I May Destroy You) and Hettie MacDonald (Normal People), ensuring that while the action is “high-octane,” the character beats will probably hurt your feelings just as much.
Produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Drama Republic, the show is clearly leaning into that gritty, polished British thriller aesthetic that Prime Video does so well.
Why You Should Be Excited
- The Cast: Seeing Sansa Stark (Turner) team up with Saltburn’s Archie Madekwe is the crossover we didn’t know we needed.
- The Stakes: It’s personal. Stealing from a bank is one thing; stealing Grandma’s pension fund is a whole different level of villainy.
- The Binge-Factor: All six episodes drop at once. No waiting around, just pure, unadulterated suspense from start to finish.
Steal premieres exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories on January 21. If you value your retirement fund (or just a really good thriller), you’ll want to be seated for this one.
