The latest original series from Netflix is an ambitious TV experiment unlike anything we’ve seen before. Kaleidoscope is an eight-episode anthology series following a crew of masterful thieves tasked with unlocking a vault for the biggest payout in history. Over a 25-year period, the thieves devise a plan to pass the world’s most powerful security team and the FBI. Interestingly, the show allows viewers to watch the episodes in any order they choose.
“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,” says producer Eric Garcia. “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.”
Viewers decide their own paths through color-coded episodes to connect the dots leading up to the finale. Additionally, Netflix says the order in which you watch could affect your interpretation of the plot. Kaleidoscope is loosely based on the story where $70 billion in bonds went missing in downtown Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy. Created by Eric Garcia, the main cast includes Giancarlo Esposito, Paz Vega, Rufus Sewell, Tati Gabrielle, and Peter Mark Kendall.
Kaleidoscope arrives on Netflix beginning January 1st. You can watch an inside-look trailer in the player above. Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments section below!
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