Sky Commissions Season Two of The Heist

Sky in the U.K. has commissioned a second season of The Heist, a high-stakes factual-entertainment show from Shine TV.

The second season of The Heist, which sees small-town citizens take on an extraordinary game, will be filmed in and around Northumberland in North East England. The locals will be tasked with keeping their cool under pressure to pull off a perfect heist, evading detection from a crack team of detectives for the chance to win a cash prize. Filming will start this summer, with a premiere slated for 2020 on Sky One and streaming service NOW TV.

Shirley Jones, commissioning editor of entertainment at Sky, said: “I am so thrilled that The Heist is returning. It was a great show made by a brilliant team, which in turn became a huge hit with viewers. So many people thought they could do better than the thieves and easily outwit the detectives, so we’re throwing down the gauntlet and calling for the local people of Northumberland to join in for round two in this battle of cops versus robbers.”

Matt Bennett, senior executive producer at Shine TV, added: “We’re delighted to be making The Heist again for Sky One. This deliciously mischievous series will once again ask inventive, ordinary folk to plan and commit the perfect heist and run away with the proceeds of their crime, which they must keep hidden from our team of detectives. On the one hand, The Heist unashamedly appeals to the uniquely British love of a good detective story, yet on the other, it revels in the dramatic twists and turns of a criminal caper, full of rich personalities and good humor.”