About this season
“Super Heists” cracks open the case files of master thieves, examining their crimes from two distinct, yet parallel points of view: the masterminds themselves and the investigators who doggedly pursue them. Whether it’s the huge bankrolls that fund these heists or the thieves’ mad dash to stash their loot, investigators know that the best way to solve the case is to follow the money.
Episodes (6)
1. All the President’s Money?
Aired 9 August 2021 • 60 min
The best bank robbers in American history hatch an ingenious plan to steal $30 million from a rumored Nixon slush fund - sparking the biggest FBI manhunt since the Kennedy assassination.
2. Secrets of the Transy Book Heist
Aired 16 August 2021 • 60 min
Four clean-cut college students risk it all to become super-thieves, targeting rare books worth $12 million in a brash daylight heist that baffles the cops hunting them.
3. A Van Full of Dollars
Aired 23 August 2021 • 60 min
A model bank employee pulls off the second-biggest cash heist in history when he stuffs a work van with $17 million in untraceable cash and flees to Mexico - only to be betrayed by his partners.
4. The Inside Job
Aired 30 August 2021 • 60 min
When a violent gang of bank robbers executes a perfect heist, cops don’t realize that one of the terrified bank tellers is actually the mastermind behind it all.
5. The Picasso Thief
Aired 6 September 2021 • 60 min
When an irreplaceable Picasso is plucked from a gallery wall, cops know they have just 24 hours to track the thief down before it's likely gone for good.
6. The Heist of the Century
Aired 13 September 2021 • 60 min
TV cameras are there when armed bank robbers take hostages at a large, international bank. But, police don't realize the robbery only masks a more spectacular heist taking place right under their feet.