Netflix is all about giving customers everything at once. But that doesn’t mean the streaming service is going to keep things simple. It’s all about having fun with the release of “Kaleidoscope,” Netflix is embracing a more chaotic approach to binge-watching.
Premiering on January 1 and loosely inspired by a real-life story where $70 billion in bonds went missing in downtown Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy, Kaleidoscope follows a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history.
Since the series won’t follow the traditional 1-2-3-episode order, it’s pretty safe to say that each installment of the story will be self-contained enough in order not to be confusing, and it probably won’t rely too much on cliffhangers. If it indeed plays out that way, Kaleidoscope will be like a collection of eight mini-movies whose order does not matter as long as you know what connects them.
The series is created by Eric Garcia, an author and screenwriter. His novel ‘Matchstick Men’ was turned into a movie by Ridley Scott, which starred Nicolas Cage. He also scripted other adaptions of his novels, including ‘Anonymous Rex’ and ‘Repo Men’. He also wrote the 2019 film ‘Strange But True’. The series is executive produced by Garcia, Scott, David W. Zucker, Jordan Sheehan, Fred Berger, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Justin Levy, and Russell Fine.
The biggest name in the loaded cast is Giancarlo Esposito, best known for playing the role of drug kingpin Gustavo Fring in ‘Breaking Bad’ and Stan Edgar in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series ‘The Boys’. The series also features Paz Vega, Rufus Sewell, Tati Gabrielle, Rosaline Elbay, Peter Mark Kendall, Jai Courtney, Niousha Noor, and Jordan Mendoza.
Watch the trailer here:
