Paramount Australia Goes Big with the Most Notorious Robbery of the Decade
The Kim Kardashian Diamond Heist lands on 10 Play from Thursday 26 June, ahead of its 10 broadcast on 3 July and Paramount+ release on 4 July. This one-off true crime documentary dissects the Paris robbery that stunned global media in 2016—and the fallout that still reverberates through both celebrity culture and French criminal justice.
At its core, this is a crime story—but one with an outsized celebrity centre. Produced by Firecracker Films for BBC Three and BBC Current Affairs, the film trades in flashbulbs and fear, walking viewers through the high-profile heist that saw Kim Kardashian West tied up at gunpoint in a luxury Paris residence and robbed of millions in jewellery. Interviews with law enforcement, crime reporters, and Kardashian family confidantes pull the focus away from gossip and toward the cold mechanics of a targeted, tightly planned assault.
The perpetrators, quickly dubbed the “grandpa robbers” due to their age, are just one part of the story. What elevates this doc is its framing—not as a tabloid recap, but as a forensic account of what it means to be seen, watched, and pursued in a world where wealth and visibility are inseparable. From Instagram clues to police missteps, it pieces together how the robbery happened and what it exposed about celebrity vulnerability and criminal opportunism.
This isn’t just another headline post-mortem. Think House of Hammer, Secrets of Hillsong, or The Real Bling Ring—but with a sharper, more journalistic edge.
It’s slick, tense, and surprisingly restrained. For true crime fans and followers of celebrity culture alike, The Kim Kardashian Diamond Heist is appointment viewing: a story that’s already been told—but never quite like this.
The Kim Kardashian Diamond Heist streams from Thursday 26 June on 10 Play, airs Thursday 3 July at 8:30PM on 10, and lands on Paramount+ from Friday 4 July.
