Kaleidoscope (2023) Series: Largest Heist Of Billion Dollars

The ‘Kaleidoscope’ series is about the largest heist of billions of US dollars. Its central plot about the heist is inspired by real-life events in New York, which took place a decade ago.

During the Hurricane Sandy storm in 2012, about US dollars 70 billion in bonds went missing from downtown Manhattan in New York. It is the greatest puzzle on Wall Street.


Trailer of the Kaleidoscope (2023) Mini-series

Official Trailer – Kaleidoscope (2023) Show – Netflix | YouTube.

Synopsis of the Kaleidoscope (2023) Mini-series

A master thief (Giancarlo Esposito) and his crew attempt an epic and elaborate heist worth 7 billion dollars — but betrayal, greed and other threats undermine their plans.


Ratings of the Kaleidoscope (2023) Mini-series

FM’s rating3.25/5
Rotten Tomatoes ratings as of the date49% Tomatometer & 45% Audience Score
Critics Consensus / Rotten TomatoesWhile this series’ interactive storytelling offers some flashy novelty, its colour-coded story strands are unfortunately all in service to a disappointingly pedestrian plot.
FM & Rotten Tomatoes ratings of the Kaleidoscope (2023) Show

Spoilers Free Review of the Kaleidoscope (2023) Mini-series

The introduction

The story of this mini-series has an added flavour of revenge, greed, mistrust, back-stabbing and other character flaws usually among us – the humans. And the thieves in particular, who are planning a billion-dollar heist. However, many elements of this tale are quite predictable. Anyway, we wondered, does this kind of revenge story have an ending which can be called happy? Or does the story end in tragedy?

The non-linear streaming experience

According to Netflix, this mini-series is a non-linear streaming experience, which means that no matter in which order the episodes are watched, the entire story still makes sense. Due to the nonlinear storytelling structure, its viewers are invited to watch the eight episodes in any order they like, and still, the story will make sense in whichever order one chooses to watch the show.

The various available viewing options

We have watched this limited series and we humbly came up with the 4 best options that you can choose from. But according to the show creators, it can be watched in any order with only one rule: the episode “White” has to be watched last, as it is the season finale. But, we think that you can watch it, in any order you like and enjoy this good heist/revenge show.

**Kaleidoscope is a name given to a group of butterflies. 

So, each episode features a butterfly or makes mention of them. Almost every scene in each episode has something in the colour of that specific episode's colour.

For your viewing pleasure, we have tabulated the different combinations, as shared below.

OptionsOrder detailsEpisodes
Option OneChronological orderViolet – 24 years before Heist
Green – 7 years before Heist
Yellow – 6 weeks before Heist
Orange – 3 weeks before Heist
Blue – 5 days before Heist
White – Day X of Heist
Red – The day after Heist
Pink – 6 months after Heist
Option TwoGoing backwards in timePink – 6 months after Heist
Red – The day after Heist
White – Day X of Heist
Blue – 5 days before Heist
Orange – 3 weeks before Heist
Yellow – 6 weeks before Heist
Green – 7 years before Heist
Violet – 24 years before Heist
Option ThreeA jumbled-up option Red – The day after Heist
Yellow – 6 weeks before Heist
Violet – 24 years before Heist
Orange – 3 weeks before Heist
Green – 7 years before Heist
Pink – 6 months after Heist
Blue – 5 days before Heist
White – Day X of Heist
Option Four You may like this orderYellow – 6 weeks before Heist
Violet – 24 years before Heist
Orange – 3 weeks before Heist
Green – 7 years before Heist
Blue – 5 days before Heist
Red – The day after Heist
Pink – 6 months after Heist
White – Day X of Heist
A non-linear streaming experience – Kaleidoscope show.

The conclusion

We liked this limited mini-series. With so many issues plaguing the Heist Team – ego clashes and back-stabbing, we could feel the tension among their members.

Also, we do not know how we could predict. But we could guess its plotlines while watching it. To be honest, we feel that its script could have been much tighter. And this would have made this show a much better viewing experience with much higher ratings. Although even in its present form, this series is ideal for the marathon-watch.


Key Details about the Kaleidoscope (2023) Mini-series

GenreAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Original languageEnglish (USA)
CreatorEric Garcia
Age-restrictionsA (18+)
ReleasedJanuary 2023
SeasonOne
EpisodesEight (8) – Yellow, Green, Blue, Orange, Violet, Red, Pink, and White.
CastGiancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, Paz Vega, Rosaline Elbay, Tati Gabrielle, etc.
About – Kaleidoscope Show.

Poster of the Kaleidoscope (2023) Mini-series

Kaleidoscope show – poster.

If you like watching the revenge drama, then check out the Jailer movie from India, too.

Featured & Other Images: Kaleidoscope | Netflix.


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