Meet Kaleidoscope, Netflix’s new and unique television series

One of the main aspects that attracts many of us to watch anything (movie, documentary, series etc.) is the hook or plot it presents. In the case of Kaleidoscope (formerly Jigsaw), Netflix’s next high profile series, the plot is nothing new but the approach is something many will find most intriguing. Its heist driven plot is something I’ve always especially liked with some of the most enjoyable content I’ve watched being of a similar nature, one that immediately comes to mind is (also Netflix’s own) Money Heist.

Kaleidoscope forms part of nearly 100 titles the streaming channel plans to introduce next month, the list comprising original films, shows, documentaries, comedy specials and more. It’s created by Eric Garcia, is inspired by true events and revolves around the largest heist ever attempted, followed by betrayals, vengeance, and so on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQztNziZBjc&feature=emb_title

Spearheaded by the enigmatic Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul) as Leo Pap, a master thief who together with his crew attempt an epic and elaborate heist worth $7 billion dollars — betrayal, greed and other threats though undermine their plans. Esposito is joined by the stunning Paz Vega, Jai Courtney, Rufus Sewell, Tati Gabrielle, Peter Mark Kendall, Rosaline Elbay, Niousha Noor, and Jordan Mendoza.

The unique aspect about Kaleidoscope comes in the sequence; essentially anyone can choose to watch any of the first 7 episodes in any order they prefer. The series doesn’t rely on the usual chronological order we’re used to seeing. The final 8th episode is different as it closes the loop. You can choose where to start your viewing journey with all the previous episodes being related one way or the other and all linking together like a puzzle.

Cleverly set up and titled according to colors, the episodes are:

“Yellow: 6 Weeks Before The Heist”
“Green: 7 Years Before the Heist”
“Blue: 5 Days Before the Heist”
“Violet: 24 Years Before the Heist”
“Orange: 3 Weeks Before the Heist”
“Red: The Morning After the Heist”
“Pink: 6 Months After”
“White: The Heist” (finale)

Now in as much as it sounds confusing, trust me once you start watching, it’ll all make perfect sense. I stand corrected but I’ve personally never come across anything like this especially from a television series. Some might view this as a gimmick but it’s anything but, in fact this unique approach is what will make it a winner and propel it to popular status.

Kaleidoscope is a refreshing television series that I hope we can see more of, it’s this type of conceptual thinking that gets the most attention and grabs one’s imagination (think the movie Inception) and turns it inside out. Gone are the days where some of us want to see more of the same, which don’t get me wrong there’s still tons of space for but it’s that much more stimulating to see something out of the box produced to shake things up a bit… Kaleidoscope is just that and is the perfect way to welcome the new year.

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