This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist

This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist

Enter the mystery.

TV-MA2021•52m•6.6/10

DocumentaryCrime

Ratings

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6.6/10(62)

In 1990, two men dressed as cops con their way into a Boston museum and steal a fortune in art. Take a deep dive into this daring and notorious crime.

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Production

Barnicle Brothers

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 7, 2021

Last Aired

April 7, 2021

Networks

Netflix

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

They Looked Like Cops

E1

They Looked Like Cops

Air date: 2021-04-07

A museum guard buzzes in two men dressed as cops, who vanish 81 minutes later with a priceless Rembrandt and a dozen other works of art.

Vipers in the Grass

E2

Vipers in the Grass

Air date: 2021-04-07

Was the heist an inside job? As law enforcement scrutinizes the museum's security measures, a suspect emerges, but missteps hinder the investigation.

We've Seen It

E3

We've Seen It

Air date: 2021-04-07

Amid apparent sightings of the stolen art, criminal activity connected to organized crime leads to possible perpetrators and a motive for the robbery.

$10 Million Reward

E4

$10 Million Reward

Air date: 2021-04-07

An informant and a sting operation open up new avenues in the investigation, which federal agents follow to the home of a small-time mobster.

Cast

Shelley Murphy

Self. Reporter, Boston Globe

Anne Hawley

Self. Director Emerita, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Dick Ellis

Self. Fmr. Head Art & Antique Squad, Scottland Yard

Martin Leppo

Self. Criminal Defense Attorney

Tron Brekke

Self. Fmr. Section Chief, FBI Boston Office

Myles Connor

Self. Art Thief

Stephen Kurkjian

Self. Author, Master Thieves

Justin Stratman

Self. Boston Latin School, Class of 1990 / Witness

Aaron Fannin

Self. Fmr. Guard, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Nancy Clougherty

Self. Witness. Boston Latin School, Class of 1991

Karen Sangregory

Self. Fmr. Guard, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Ed Mahony

Self. Reporter, Hartford Courant

Patricia Vigderman

Self. Author, The Memory Palace of Isabella Stewart Gardner

Ed Whelan

Self. Fmr. Massachusetts State Police (4 episodes, 2021)

Robert Sikellis

Self. Fmr. Assistant Attorney General

Steven Xiarhos

Self. Deputy Chief, Yarmouth Police Dept.

Donna Reissfelder

Self. George Reissfelder's Sister-in-Law

Brian T. Kelly

Self - Fmr. Federal Prosecutor, Boston U.S. Attorney's Office

Pieter Roelofs

Self - Curator, Rijksmuseum

David Nadolski

Self - Fmr. Special Agent, FBI

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