Miniseries · Netflix
Kaleidoscope
There are 7 billion ways to solve a crime.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Giancarlo Esposito
Leo Pap
9 eps
Paz Vega
Ava Mercer
9 eps
Rufus Sewell
Roger Salas
9 eps
Tati Gabrielle
Hannah Kim
9 eps
Peter Mark Kendall
Stan Loomis
9 eps
Rosaline Elbay
Judy Goodwin
9 eps
Jai Courtney
Bob Goodwin
9 eps
Niousha Noor
Nazan Abassi
9 eps
Patch Darragh
Andrew Covington
9 eps
Tina Benko
Jennifer Helman
1 eps
Britt Faulkner
Courtney
1 eps
Austin Elle Fisher
Young Hannah Vernon
2 eps
Jordan Mendoza
RJ Acosta Jr.
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Kaleidoscope actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Kaleidoscope reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A master thief and his crew attempt an epic and elaborate heist worth $7 billion dollars — but betrayal, greed and other threats undermine their plans.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Pink
Now in hiding after the heist, the crew faces new struggles. Roger conspires with an unlikely partner. The feds chase a lead in South Carolina.
- Directed by Mairzee Almas
- Written by Kalen Egan
S01E07
Red
Tensions run high when the crew regroups after the heist and questions what went wrong — and who to trust. FBI agent Nazan makes a shocking discovery.
- Directed by Russell Lee Fine
- Written by Eric Garcia
S01E06
Violet
In the past, family man Leo tries to leave his life of crime behind, but a tempting job and a persuasive partner make old habits hard to break.
- Directed by Mairzee Almas
- Written by Kate Barnow
S01E05
Orange
Weeks before the heist, the squad hits a few obstacles as the FBI closes in on Ava and Bob copes with an injury. Agent Nazan seizes an opportunity.
- Directed by Robert Townsend
- Written by Ning Zhou
S01E01
Black
Intro to Kaleidoscope.
S01E04
Blue
The team sets their intricate plan into motion amid news of a hurricane approaching the city. A paranoid Roger deals with a threat. The FBI gets a tip.
- Directed by Everardo Gout
- Written by Garrett Lerner
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Eric Garcia
Showrunner
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Executive producer
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David W. Zucker
Executive producer
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Justin Levy
Executive producer
Fred Berger
Executive producer
Jordan Sheehan
Executive producer
Ridley Scott
Executive producer
Russell Lee Fine
Executive producer
Kalen Egan
Writer
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Ning Zhou
Writer
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Kate Barnow
Writer
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Garrett Lerner
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Brian Kavanaugh-JonesExecutive Producer
- David W. ZuckerExecutive Producer
- Justin LevyExecutive Producer
- Fred BergerExecutive Producer
- Jordan SheehanExecutive Producer
- Ridley ScottExecutive Producer
Writing
- Kalen EganWriter
- Ning ZhouWriter
- Kate BarnowWriter
- Garrett LernerWriter
- Eric GarciaWriter
Direction
- Mairzee AlmasDirector
- Robert TownsendDirector
- Everardo GoutDirector
- Russell Lee FineDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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