Sophie Turner & Archie Madekwe to Star In Prime Video Heist Series 'Haven'

As we all know, crime dramas are a dime a dozen in the world of British entertainment these days, but one subset of these shows — the heist series — is steadily gaining in popularity. Thanks to recent series like Money Heist, Lupin, and The Gold (or perennial British hit Hustle if you want to look back a little further), the question isn’t so much whodunnit but how will they get away with it. And now Prime Video is getting into the act, tapping a trio of buzzy actors to lead its forthcoming drama Haven (working title), described as a “contemporary, high-octane thriller about the heist of the century.”

Promising complex plotting and lots of twists, Haven will star Sophie Turner (Joan) as Zara, an office worker at a pension fund investment company who finds herself unwillingly made part of an elaborate crime when a gang of violent thieves burst into her place of work, demanding she help them steal billions from the accounts of ordinary people. Saltburn favorite Archie Madekwe is Zara’s best friend, Luke, while Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (Bodies) plays DCI Rhys, a detective with a relapsed gambling problem who must keep his money problems under control as he’s assigned to investigate this sweeping financial crime.

“This attention-grabbing series, written by S.A. Nikias, is a uniquely thrilling ride and serves as an ideal addition to round out our Pan-English slate implemented by Rola Bauer and her team,” Vernon Sanders, Head of Television for Amazon MGM Studios, said in a statement. “Haven, shepherded by the fantastic team at Drama Republic, with the wonderful Sam Miller set to direct and starring the incredibly talented Sophie Turner, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, and Archie Madekwe, has all the ingredients for a gripping, addictive, entertaining story for our global customers to enjoy.”