"Thief" (2006) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Creator:

Norman Morrill

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

New Orleans Louisiana | One Word Title | Teenage Girl | Career Criminal | Interracial Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Andre Braugher	...	Nick Atwater (6 episodes, 2006)
Mae Whitman	...	Tammi Deveraux (6 episodes, 2006)
Yancey Arias	...	Gabriel "Gabo" Williams (6 episodes, 2006)
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Jack "Bump" Hill (6 episodes, 2006)
Malik Yoba	...	Elmo "Mo" Jones (6 episodes, 2006)
Will Yun Lee	...	Vincent Chan (6 episodes, 2006)
Mike Coe	...	Party Guy with Girl / ... (6 episodes, 2006)
Michael Rooker	...	Det. John Hayes (5 episodes, 2006)
Ashley-Anne Parker	...	Airport Patron / ... (5 episodes, 2006)
Albert Hall	...	Riley (4 episodes, 2006)
Michael Mitchell	...	Keith (4 episodes, 2006)
Fiona Dourif	...	Alice (4 episodes, 2006)
Andrea Powell	...	Kim Hayes (4 episodes, 2006)
Randall Duk Kim	...	Uncle Lau (3 episodes, 2006)
Parry Shen	...	Billy 'Shrimp Boy' Kwan (3 episodes, 2006)
Jennifer Anise	...	Churchgoer / ... (3 episodes, 2006)
Bernard Hocke	...	Martin Armitage (3 episodes, 2006)
Derek Wayne Johnson	...	Bar Patron (3 episodes, 2006)

Also Known As:

The Thief (Greece) [el]
Thief - Il professionista (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

60 min (6 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Regency Television

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)

Powerful drama that deserves more than only six episodes

The first episode is one of the best pilots I have ever seen for a TV show! Very fast paced,thrilling and immediately gives an idea what the show is about! The relationship between the black stepfather and white stepdaughter is not something you see often in TV shows! I loved the way they handled this! Also I liked the fact that Andre Braugher is the main character in this show! He sure gave his character the depth it needed! The whole cast was excellent for that matter! They were believable as a crew who are good at what they do! They looked like real professionals to me! The combination of these great actors and the powerful drama provided me with an experience that was beyond my expectation! I do think that some subplots weren't that interesting but overall didn't bother me that much! If you get the chance check this show out! You won't regret it! (I don't want to make a very big deal of it,but to my knowledge there aren't many shows that have black leads! It is a step in the right direction! But after the decision not to renew this show I begin to wonder how long it will take for this not to be an issue! Taye Diggs (also a black actor)was wonderful in "Day break",still the show got canceled because of low viewer ratings! "Day break" and "Thief" are two excellent shows which happen to have black leads! Or could it be that the plot is too difficult to follow for most viewers! Whatever the reason most of the American viewers do not want to watch these shows! They rather watch shows like "Law and order" and watch the same thing over and over again! It seems that most of the American viewers aren't ready for a show like "Thief" that tries to be different and original! It is a shame that high quality shows like "Thief" are being canceled (or not being renewed) for this reason.)