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Culprits

Culprits

They did a bad thing.

20235.91 Season8 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Family man Joe Petrus is living the American dream with his fiancé and step-kids. However, unbeknownst to them, Joe was involved in a mysterious crime three years ago and now his dangerous past is about to catch up with him. When a killer starts targeting the crew behind the crime, Joe realizes it's only a matter of time before his family is targeted. He returns to London to track down his old gang and find out who is coming after them.

Created by J Blakeson
Produced by Morenike Williams
NetworksDisney+

Top Cast

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Joe Petrus / Muscle

Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Kirby Howell-Baptiste

Officer

Kevin Vidal

Kevin Vidal

Jules

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

Dianne Harewood / Brain

Ned Dennehy

Ned Dennehy

Devil

Niamh Algar

Niamh Algar

Inga Beatrice / Specialist

Tara Abboud

Tara Abboud

Azar Mizouni / Greaseman

Themes & Keywords

culpritcriminal pastheistcriminalkillermasked villainfemale criminal

About Culprits

Culprits is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of culprit, criminal past, heist, criminal, killer, masked villain. Created by J Blakeson, it stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kevin Vidal. Family man Joe Petrus is living the American dream with his fiancé and step-kids. However, unbeknownst to them, Joe was involved in a mysterious crime three years ago and now his dangerous past is about to catch up with him. When a killer starts targeting the crew behind the crime, Joe realizes it's only a matter of time before his family is targeted. He returns to London to track down his old gang and find out who is coming after them.

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