Crooks is a German thriller drama television series written and directed by Marvin Kren. Produced under W&B Television, and stars Frederick Lau, Christoph Krutzler and Svenja Jung. The series premiered on Netflix on April 4, 2024. On 25 June 2024, Netflix renewed it for a second season which premiered on 14 April 2026.
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Cast
Frederick Lau as Charly
Christoph Krutzler as Joseph
Svenja Jung as Samira
Karl Welunschek as Der Rote, aka Red
Georg Friedrich as Zwanziger/Joe Berger
Jonathan Tittel as Jonas
Kida Khodr Ramadan as Rami
Erdal Yıldız as Hassan Al Walid
Nima Yaghobi as Tarek Al Walid
Lukas Watzl as Rio
Maya Unger as Nina Oblomow
Jan Georg Schütte as Henning
Robert Finster as Robert Seidler
Veysel Gelin as Karim Al Walid
Branko Samarovski as Der Großein Crooks/Karal
Brigitte Kren as Tante Margot
Virginie Peignien as Griselda Delacroix
Klara Mucci as Alina Ionescu
Production
The series was announced on Netflix. It is based on the Big Maple Leaf heist (2017). It marks the second collaboration between Marvin Kren, Frederick Lau and Kida Khodr Ramadan after 4 Blocks (2017). The principal photography of the series commenced in April 2022 and wrapped up in August 2022. The trailer of the series was released on March 5, 2024.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. Ty'Kira Smalls of Common Sense Media gave the series a grade of four out of five stars. Joel Keller of Decider reviewed the series.
