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Kaleidoscope

★ 6.6 49K votes 2023–2023 1 season · 9 episodes Ended Netflix
Heists & consCapers, con artists and elaborate schemes.This show: 10/10Puzzle plotNonlinear timelines, twists and structural games that reward attention.This show: 9/10Built to bingeMade for the streaming binge model.This show: 7/10Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 7/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Giancarlo EspositoRufus SewellPaz VegaRosaline ElbayJai CourtneyTati Gabrielle
Written by
Eric Garcia
Starring
Giancarlo EspositoRufus SewellPaz VegaRosaline ElbayJai CourtneyTati Gabrielle
Written by
Eric Garcia
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"A heist story you can watch out of order"

Kaleidoscope follows a master thief and his crew as they plot an audacious vault heist, with the story scrambled across decades and shown to each viewer in a different episode order. The gimmick is the main draw: Netflix scrambles the timeline so your viewing experience is technically unique. Giancarlo Esposito anchors it with steely gravitas, and the heist mechanics are fun, but the nonlinear structure sometimes undercuts tension rather than building it. It's slick, twisty, and briskly paced, though the emotional throughlines feel thinner than the puzzle-box packaging suggests.

Watch it for

the novelty of watching episodes in a shuffled, personalized chronological order.

Maybe skip if

you prefer traditional linear storytelling with tightly built suspense.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Limited Series2023
7.012K96h 20m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Black6.2
8681 min
▶2Yellow: 6 Weeks Before the Heist7.1
2K48 min
▶3Green: 7 Years Before the Heist7.2
2K45 min
▶4Blue: 5 Days Before the Heist7.0
1K47 min
▶5Orange: 3 Weeks Before the Heist6.8
1K52 min
▶6Violet: 24 Years Before the Heist7.3
1K48 min
▶7Red: The Morning After the Heist7.1
1K36 min
▶8Pink: 6 Months After the Heist7.0
1K56 min
▶9White: The Heist7.0
1K47 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Giancarlo Esposito Ray Vernon
Rufus Sewell Roger Salas
Paz Vega Ava Mercer
Rosaline Elbay Judy Goodwin
Jai Courtney Bob Goodwin
Tati Gabrielle Hannah Kim
Peter Mark Kendall Stan Loomis
Niousha Noor Nazan Abassi
Jordan Mendoza RJ Acosta Jr.
Bubba Weiler Samuel Toby

Crew

Eric Garcia

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