Crooks (TV series)

Crooks
Promotional release poster
Genre	Thriller Drama
Written by	Benjamin Hessler Georg Lippert Marvin Kren
Directed by	Marvin Kren Cüneyt Kaya
Starring	Frederick Lau Christoph Krutzler Svenja Jung
Music by	Stefan Will Schallbauer
Country of origin	Germany
Original language	German
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producers	Quirin Berg Max Wiedemann
Cinematography	Xiaosu Han Andreas Thalhammer
Editors	Jan Hille Christoph Loidl Christoph Brunner
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	40–67 min
Production company	W&B Television
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)

Crooks is a German thriller drama television series written and directed by Marvin Kren.[1] Produced under W&B Television, and stars Frederick Lau, Christoph Krutzler and Svenja Jung.[2] The series premiered on Netflix on April 4, 2024.[3][4]

On 25 June 2024, Netflix renewed it for a second season.[5]

Cast

• Frederick Lau[6] as Charly
• Christoph Krutzler[6] as Joseph
• Svenja Jung[6] as Samira
• Karl Welunschek[6] as Der Rote, aka Red
• Georg Friedrich[6] as Zwanziger/Joe Berger
• Jonathan Tittel[6] as Jonas
• Kida Khodr Ramadan[6] as Rami
• Erdal Yıldız [de][6] as Hassan Al Walid
• Nima Yaghobi[6] as Tarek Al Walid
• Lukas Watzl[6] as Rio
• Maya Unger[6] as Nina Oblomow
• Jan Georg Schütte[6] as Henning
• Robert Finster[6] as Robert Seidler
• Veysel Gelin[6] as Karim Al Walid
• Branko Samarovski[6] as Der Großein Crooks/Karal
• Brigitte Kren[6] as Tante Margot
• Virginie Peignien[6] as Griselda Delacroix
• Klara Mucci as Alina Ionescu

Production

The series was announced on Netflix.[7] It is based on the Big Maple Leaf heist (2017).[8][9] It marks the second collaboration between Marvin Kren, Frederick Lau and Kida Khodr Ramadan after 4 Blocks (2017).[10] The principal photography of the series commenced in April 2022 and wrapped up in August 2022.[11] The trailer of the series was released on March 5, 2024.[12]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10.[13] Ty'Kira Smalls of Common Sense Media gave the series a grade of four out of five stars.[14] Joel Keller of Decider reviewed the series.[15]

References

1. "Crooks". www.bbfc.co.uk.
2. McCluskey, Megan (April 4, 2024). "Breaking Down the Ending of Netflix's German Heist Thriller 'Crooks'". TIME.
3. "Crooks: Netflix Sets Premiere Date for German Crime Drama Series – The Euro TV Place". theeurotvplace.com.
4. R, Euronews Srbija, S. (April 17, 2024). "Nemačka serija "Crooks" u kojoj igra Sergej Trifunović među najgledanijim na Netfliksu". Euronews.rs (in Serbian).
5. Whittock, Jesse (June 25, 2024). "Netflix Shelves Urban Fantasy Drama 'The Grimm Reality'". Deadline.
6. Eclarinal, Aeron Mer (April 8, 2024). "Crooks Netflix 2024 Cast, Characters & Actors (Photos)". The Direct.
7. "Crooks: a new dramatic thriller series on Netflix". www.sortiraparis.com.
8. "'Spectacular' coin heist used a wheelbarrow – DW – 03/29/2017". dw.com.
9. Breton, Lola (April 9, 2024). "Crooks : L' histoire vraie qui a inspiré la série Netflix". www.programme-tv.net (in French).
10. "Gangster-Serie "Crooks": Kritik zur Netflix-Produktion mit Frederick Lau". Prisma (in German). April 18, 2024.
11. Singh, Sartaj (April 4, 2024). "Crooks: Where is the Netflix Show Filmed?". The Cinemaholic.
12. "Video: "Crooks" - Official Trailer - Netflix | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com.
13. "Crooks". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
14. "Crooks TV Review | Common Sense Media". www.commonsensemedia.org.
15. "'Crooks' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It?".

External links

• Crooks at IMDb
• Crooks on Netflix