Netflix fans 'highly recommend' crime series that beat Black Mirror in trending charts
Netflix viewers are buzzing about a new series that has outshone Black Mirror in the charts just days after its release.
The Diamond Heist, which dropped on 16th April, is a gripping three-part series centred on a daring plot to steal a diamond from a collection housed in the Millennium Dome in London back in 2000.
This audacious act has been dubbed "one of the most daring heists in British history".
The docu-series, with Guy Ritchie among its executive producers, delves into the thieves' scheme to target the collection, reportedly valued at over £350 million, and how the Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad nabbed them.
A synopsis teases: "This stranger-than-fiction crime caper follows the attempted robbery of a precious gem, told by the gangsters who did it and the police on their tail."
The Diamond Heist is now ranking in Netflix's most-watched charts
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Just days ago, Hello! Magazine reported that the show had rocketed to the top of the UK
Netflix
charts, knocking Black Mirror off its perch.
However, WrestleMania is reigning supreme at the top of the chart for now, followed by ITV drama Black Work, featuring Sheridan Smith, reports
the Mirror
. The Diamond Heist is hot on their heels at number three on the chart, with Black Mirror rounding out the top four.
Fans have been buzzing about the documentary since its launch, flooding X with enthusiastic comments. A recent post by a viewer declared: "If you're a Guy Ritchie fan you need to watch #TheDiamondHeist on Netflix immediately."
Another offered high praise in a platform review: "What a story!! Brilliant documentary with classic [Guy Ritchie] touches. Binged all 3eps and loved every minute! Hugely entertaining and very interesting."
They added emphatically: "Highly recommend!"
Viewers have urged others to binge watch the docu-series
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"Just finished #thediamondheist. Cracking documentary," announced another satisfied viewer. Meanwhile, another commentator recommended: "Watched The Diamond Heist on Netflix last night and it was magnificent. Binge it if you can, only 3 episodes."
Sharing their excitement, someone wrote: "Just saw #TheDiamondHeist on #Netflix and yes, it is that good and proper naughty."
Another chimed in: "Thoroughly enjoyed The Diamond Heist on Netflix... Guy Ritchie really is brilliant!"
Several fans praised the docuseries as "excellent" and a "great watch" in reaction posts. One enthusiast said: "The Diamond Heist - a brilliant documentary @netflix best one in a while."
Another penned this weekend: "The Diamond Heist on Netflix, that's exactly how I love my crime documentaries."
The 203-carat Millennium Star Diamond was the target of the heist
(Image: © 2025 Netflix, Inc.)
However, The Diamond Heist has also found itself in the midst of some backlash. The choice to feature one of the offenders in the documentary sparked a debate and has been branded as "problematic," with worries that it might "glamorise" the crime.
A reviewer on IMDb pointed this out writing: "On the one hand this is quite an interesting heist with a good story to tell. On the other this is such a slick and glossy production that it ends up glamorising and sanitising the real crime and gangsters as if it's one of Guy Ritchie's dramas."
Explaining further, they added: "There is a difference between TV drama and reality after all, and I think a different production style would have helped. It also gives a lot of attention and voice to the criminals themselves, which is what they want (as they say in their own words). Almost resulting in giving the impression they were in the right or somehow entitled to do what they did."
The Diamond Heist is streaming now on Netflix.
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