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Netflix has eight-part series that can be watched in any order and it will affect how you view the story
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Updated 09:44 28 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 09:40 28 Jan 2025 GMT

Netflix has eight-part series that can be watched in any order and it will affect how you view the story

The show spans across 25 years

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

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Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to have a series with a tense build-up to a big, shocking finale.

But there’s something in the freedom of being able to watch a show in whatever order you want. And Netflix has an eight-part series that’s perfect for that rule-breaking thrill.

Unlike its other smash hits with the recent Missing You or Black Doves have a standard flow for binging, this one can be watched in any order with a different impact on how you view the story.

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Spanning 25 years, Kaleidoscope follows a group of experienced thieves who attempt to break into a vault for a $7 billion payday.

Each episode is named after a different colour, and spans from 24 years before the heist to six months after, meaning you’ll be jumping about different time periods.

The Eric Garcia led project is based on a sort-of true story, as he explained: “After Hurricane Sandy, $70 billion worth of bonds got flooded in the basement of the DTCC, which is a large clearing effort that’s owned by a bunch of the big banks.

"To my mind, I was like, ‘Well, that’s a perfect coverup for a heist!’”

Kaleidoscope is all about a heist (Netflix)
Kaleidoscope is all about a heist (Netflix)

Kaleidoscope offers viewers a ‘unique immersive experience’.

Executive producer Russell Fine said: “When you watch Kaleidoscope, all the information is there to be able to connect the dots and know the story.”

Garcia added: “Being able to move around and watch different orders gives you a different viewpoint on the characters. There are questions that are going to be asked in one episode that are answered in another episode.

“Similarly, there'll be answers in an episode that you're watching that you don't even know are answers to something until you see the question when you watch another episode.”

It's a mixed bag for viewers (Netflix)
It's a mixed bag for viewers (Netflix)

The series stars Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Rufus Sewell, Tati Gabrielle, Peter Mark Kendall, Rosaline Elbay, Jai Courtney, Niousha Noor, Jordan Mendoza, Soojeong Son and Hemky Madera.

But with a 45 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, it suggests that you'll either love the series or absolutely hate it.

Some viewers think it’s ‘excellent’ while others say it’s ‘unimaginative’.

“So much potential but such a mess,” said one who couldn’t get onboard with ‘jumping back and forth in time’.

You can stream Kaleidoscope on Netflix.

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

Topics: Netflix, TV and Film

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. With a specialism in entertainment, she's covered the updates live at major events from The Brits in London to Disney's D23 in California. Jess covers the latest breaking news stories across the UK and the globe as well as interviewing your favourite faces including the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Graham, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Hemsworth. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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