Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12

Critic Reviews

  1. Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Jan 21, 2026
    80
    Turner does a fine job of keeping Zara credible – a cornered terrier rather than a superhero – and you long for her to triumph. Amid all the action, however, Steal finds room for thought. While never taking its foot off the narrative gas, the series becomes a meditation on the notion that the love of money is the root of all evil.
  2. Reviewed by: Emily Watkins
    Jan 21, 2026
    80
    Steal is not only cleverly plotted but supremely fun. Best of all for someone with a limited appetite for action-with-a-capital-A, the script leaves plenty of room for emotional storytelling alongside its white-knuckle careening.
  3. Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Jan 21, 2026
    80
    It’s a confident, well-directed opener and ends with a twist.
  4. Reviewed by: Tim Glanfield
    Jan 20, 2026
    80
    Steal may not redefine the genre but it understands how to grip a viewer, up the ante and, most importantly, entertain.
  5. Reviewed by: Randy Myers
    Jan 23, 2026
    75
    The eventual big reveal leaves you with more questions than answers. No matter, this is a tightly wound, decent financial thriller worth a binge. It’s made all the more suspenseful for its lead characters’ honest and realistic antics.
  6. Reviewed by: Aramide Tinubu
    Jan 21, 2026
    70
    ​“Steal” works well because of Turner’s fantastic performance. At the core of the series is an unimaginable conspiracy that upends the whole British financial ecosystem.