From ‘Game of Thrones’ to Heist Queen: Sophie Turner’s Stellar Turn Powers Prime Video’s Addictive ‘Steal’
Sophie Turner has officially traded the Iron Throne for a high-stakes financial empire in Prime Video’s gripping new thriller Steal, and the results are electric.
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Join NowIn the six-episode limited series (all episodes now streaming as of January 21, 2026), Turner delivers what critics are calling her most commanding performance since Game of Thrones, anchoring a tense, twist-heavy heist drama that blends corporate greed with raw desperation.
Turner plays Zara, a mid-level employee at Lochmill Capital, a London-based pensions fund. The series opens on an ordinary hungover morning—Zara nursing a nosebleed and exhaustion—before everything explodes.
A masked gang storms the office, weapons drawn, and forces Zara and her colleague Luke (Archie Madekwe) to execute an unauthorized trade that siphons £4 billion directly from U.K. pensioners. What begins as a hostage crisis quickly reveals layers of conspiracy, inside jobs, and moral compromise.
Turner’s Zara is the beating heart of Steal. She’s relatable, resilient, and quietly furious—a young professional who’s followed the rules only to watch the system chew her up.
Her chemistry with Madekwe crackles as the pair navigate terror, guilt, and survival instincts. Turner brings depth to Zara’s backstory, especially in Episode 3 (“Short Run”), where we see her strained relationship with her alcoholic mother and the generational rage of being perpetually left behind.
The supporting cast elevates the stakes: Jacob Fortune-Lloyd plays Detective Chief Inspector Rhys Covec, a gambling-addicted investigator whose personal debts blur the line between cop and suspect.
MI5’s shadowy involvement adds paranoia, while the criminals—led by a calculating mastermind and a volatile sniper—keep the tension razor-sharp from both sides of the heist.
Created and written by Sotiris Nikias, directed by Sam Miller and Hettie MacDonald, and executive produced by Greg Brenman and Rebecca de Souza, Steal moves at a relentless pace.
It’s bingeable escapism with real bite, asking uncomfortable questions about greed, class, and what people sacrifice when money is on the line. A few mid-season plot turns feel overly convoluted, but Turner’s magnetic screen presence smooths over any cracks.
From Sansa Stark’s quiet strength to Zara’s fierce survival mode, Turner proves she’s evolved into one of TV’s most compelling leading women. Steal isn’t just a heist thriller—it’s a showcase for her next era.
All six episodes of Steal are now streaming on Prime Video.
