Showtime’s upcoming film Heist 88 dropped its official trailer today teasing the action-packed crime drama starring Emmy Award-winner, Courtney B. Vance.
The film will stream on the Paramount+ with Showtime plan on Friday, September 29, ahead of its linear debut via Showtime on Sunday, October 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
From writer and executive producer Dwayne Johnson-Cochran, and inspired by true events, Heist 88 tells the unbelievable story centered on Jeremy Horne (Vance), the criminal mastermind with an innate ability to convince anyone to do just about anything and who decides to pull one last job before going to prison. He recruits four young bank employees to steal close to $80 million dollars in a daring and brazen assault on the U.S. banking system.
The film takes place in a time before widespread computerization and the vast cybersecurity of today. It reunites Vance with Keesha Sharp, who portrayed Dale Cochran in The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and Bentley Green, who recently starred alongside Vance in the drama series 61st Street. HEIST 88 also stars Keith David, Xavier Clyde, Nican Robinson and Precious Way.
Heist 88 is written by Dwayne Johnson-Cochran with Menhaj Huda serving as director. The film is executive produced by Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Lynnette Ramirez, Floris Bauer and Dwayne Johnson-Cochran for Bassett Vance Productions and Van Toffler and Barry Barclay for Gunpowder & Sky. Amal Baggar, Mychael Chinn, Donny Hugo Herran, Marcia Landsdown and Janee Dabney serve as executive producers for MTV Entertainment Studios with Carlos Lugo serving as executive in charge of production.
Watch the trailer in full above.
