Summary
The Helicopter Heist is the latest Netflix heist drama, retelling the Västberga helicopter robbery in Sweden marked a monumental moment in the country’s criminal history. Across the 8 episodes, this one’s definitely a compelling watch, albeit a bit slow at times.
If you’ve finished watching this one, you may be wondering if this has been renewed or cancelled. Here’s what we know:
What is The Helicopter Heist about?
On 23rd September 2009, at around 5.15am, a G4S cash service depot was robbed in southern Stockholm. The robbers used a helicopter to pull off the heist, landing on the rooftop and taking off with bags of money.
The focus here is predominantly on one man, Rami. Based loosely on Iraqi robber Safa Kadhum, Rami’s journey is a fascinating one and he makes for a compelling protagonist to follow. He has a history of stealing, and a natural talent for crime, but after falling in love with a woman called Karin and raising two kids, Rami hangs up his balaclava and gun, deciding to go on the straight and narrow.
Unfortunately, Rami is screwed by the system when he invests all of his money into a shrimping venture, left with nothing as he’s scammed. To make matters worse, it’s not just his money on the line. His father-in-law (who already doesn’t like him, given he’s an ex-con) also has money invested in this, along with dangerous criminals too.
With a massive bullseye painted on his back, Rami is left with no choice but to return to former partner in crime (quite literally), Michel, and join the heist.
We have extensive coverage of The Helicopter Heist across the site, including an ending explained article, which you can check out HERE!
Has The Helicopter Heist been renewed for season 2?
At the time of writing, The Helicopter Heist has not been renewed for season 2. Generally Netflix would gauge numerous metrics before renewing a show, including how many people initially watch it and then looking at the drop-off rate.
With some shows, cancellations or renewals happen quickly. Other times, it can take months before a decision over a show’s future is made. So far, The Helicopter Heist has had a pretty good reaction online from critics and audiences alike, with many pointing out at how faithful the adaptation is.
Given the way this show is set up, and the ending we receive, we’re predicting that this will not be renewed for a second season. The ending is very much cut and dry, wrapping up every plotline in a compelling and satisfying manner.
However, we could be completely wrong too, although that does seem very unlikely in this case.
What we know about season 2 so far:
Barely anything is known about The Helicopter Heist season 2 at this point. The ending has a solid conclusion, and we see what happened to the real men behind the heist at the end too. Given how this is all wrapped up as a limited series, it seems very unlikely that it would return for a follow-up to be honest.
However, we’ll be sure to update this page when more information becomes available.
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