Plot Synopsis

Created and written by Ronnie Sandahl and based on Jonas Bonnier's 2017 novel of the same name, THE HELICOPTER HEIST is an eight-episode action thriller series that tells the story of the meticulous planning, ingenuity, and nerve that went into pulling off one of the most daring crimes in history. Going far beyond anything previously told about this notorious event, we get to see how it, might have, happened. One early September morning in 2009, eyes from around the world turn to an inconspicuous Stockholm suburb. A helicopter has landed on the roof of the country's safest cash depot, and the police can only watch as the robbers disappear along with several million dollars. Not a single shot is fired. At its heart, the series is a story about brother- and fatherhood, but maybe most of all: a grand and fast-paced Icarus tale about winning or losing it all. All eight one-hour episodes of THE HELICOPTER HEIST dropped on Friday, November 22, 2024 on Netflix.
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On Friday, November 29, 2024, Netflix released "Making The Helicopter Heist," a 20-minute documentary. The program features Daniel Espinosa (conceptual director), Ronnie Sandahl (creator and writer), and the main cast: Mahmut Suvakci, Ardalan Esamili, Erik Svedberg-Zelman, and Wim Elfwencrona. In exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, the cast and creators discuss and break down how they filmed the adrenaline-filled real-time depiction of the infamous robbery.