The Diamond Heist documentary series has arrived on Netflix for a global audience to enjoy. The docuseries, consisting of only three episodes, has been getting a lot of attention lately. The series comes from the mind of Guy Ritchie , known for giving us popular properties like The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and The Gentlemen.
The Diamond Heist sheds light on the biggest robbery of the 21st century . The docuseries tells an interesting tale, but fans wonder if it happened like this in real life. If you are also wondering the same, here’s your answer.
Netflix’s The Diamond Heist Real-Life Story Explained
To answer your question, The Diamond Heist is very well based on a true story , as advertised in the documentary series. The series tells how the biggest robbery of the 21st century, also called the Millennium Star Heist , was conducted by a group of criminals from South-East London.
Apparently, Millennium Star, a 350 million GBP diamond (203.04 carat), was being hosted in the Millennium Dome in London in 2000. The security was world-class to protect this authentic piece of stone, but some people were smart enough to execute this robbery nonetheless.
One of the people who conducted this heist was Lee Wenham , and with allies, Lee successfully got his hands on the diamond and fled the police through a speedboat on Thames.
As expected, the police eventually got their hands on the perpetrators, and they were all sentenced to jail in 2002 . Lee served his time and came out on parole, and well, the docuseries features the real-life Lee telling the entire story. In the series, Lee tells exactly how his group planned the entire robbery and executed it without being caught, at least for a while.
The Netflix series also features interviews with security personnel who were in charge of the Millennium Dome. Along with that, we also see surveillance footage from the Dome to get a better idea of the robbery.
The Diamond Heist is definitely a great docuseries that lets you examine the ideology and intellect of a criminal. So, if you haven’t watched the series yet, you should. It is entertaining enough to get you glued to the screen until all three episodes are over.
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- A live-action Gundam movie will be released on Netflix.
- As of now, the cast includes Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo.
- The filming of the Gundam movie will begin sometime in March 2026.
Japan has had a massive impact on the world with its animes but one work of fiction that has created a generational fandom is the introduction of Gundam. Now being this popular, it goes unsaid that there have been multiple adpatations but now, the upcoming live-action Gundam movie is confirmed to be coming out on Netflix, and here, find out all you need to know about the upcoming project.
What Do We Know About the Upcoming Gundam Movie?
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This new live-action adaptation of Gundam was announced all the way back in 2018, and Legendary Pictures was brought in as a co-producer. However, back then, details about the project were quite limited. Following this reveal, in 2021, Netflix confirmed that Jordan Vogt-Roberts will direct the movie. The filming was set to begin in 2023, but due to unforeseen circumstances, it never began, and later, we heard that the movie will not be made forward.
However, in 2025, it came to light that Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo were in talks with Legendary to star in the movie. Now, in 2026, a report by Deadline confirms that Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo will be starring in the live-action Gundam movie , and Netflix is on board to be the main distributor.
The filming of this project will begin in March 2026 and will be shot in multiple locations across Australia and the United Kingdom. So, let’s wait and see what Netflix and Legendary bring us with this live-action adaptation.
Shashank Shakya is an entertainment writer at Beebom. He has completed his Bachelors (Honors) in English Literature and is a published author. Shashank boasts incomparable knowledge about the Marvel and DC universe, along with other branches of entertainment with substantial experience in the field of writing.
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