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 will premiere on 14 April 2026.
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.
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.