EXCLUSIVE: The heist of the Louvre Museum, which read like something straight out of the script of an Ocean’s Eleven spinoff, made global headlines when thieves stole around $100M worth of jewels.
The story is now set to be told in a fast-turnaround documentary for Discovery Channel.
The network has ordered Louvre Heist: Minute By Minute from Pioneer Productions, the company behind Hulu’s Mother Undercover and Nat Geo Wild’s In The Womb: Animal Babies.
The doc will launch on November 26, just over a month after the thieves stole eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels.
The film will include exclusive witness testimony, expert forensic analysis, and detailed graphic reconstructions that track the moment the thieves infiltrated the museum’s perimeter and vanished with the priceless treasure. Witnesses, criminologists, former security officials, and art historians are featured.
The special explores theories about why the thieves targeted specific displays, who orchestrated this brazen operation and which fatal flaws in their plan ultimately led to their capture.
It comes after two men were arrested in connection with the robbery with charges filed against four suspects and one other suspect thought to still be at large.
“This cinematic-level heist stunned the world, and we’re breaking it down minute by minute,” said Howard Lee, Chief Creative Officer of US Networks and President of Discovery Networks. “With exclusive footage and real-time storytelling, this special delivers the kind of jaw-dropping, edge-of-your-seat experience Discovery does best.”
