Dope Thief (2025)

TV ShowDrama, Crime1 season, 8 episodes
Dope Thief posterReview score: 72%

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Plot

Two lifelong friends from Philadelphia pose as DEA agents to rob a country house, but the small-scale grift quickly becomes a matter of life and death. The friends soon unravel as they find one of the biggest narcotics corridors on the East Coast.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Dope Thief S01E02Bat Out of HellS01E02 · 6.0Dealing with the repercussions of their robbery gone wrong, Ray and Manny go into hiding while trying to keep their families safe.
  2. 02Dope Thief S01E01Jolly RanchersS01E01 · 6.0Ray and Manny decide their fake drug busts could be more lucrative, so they recruit a third partner and target an unassuming country house.
  3. 03Dope Thief S01E04Philadelphia LawyerS01E04 · 6.0Ray enlists Son’s help with the biker gang. Manny descends deeper into despair. Agents pressure Michelle as a way to get to Ray.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2025Aired 5.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Dope Thief S01E01Jolly RanchersMarch 13, 2025 6.0Ray and Manny decide their fake drug busts could be more lucrative, so they recruit a third partner and target an unassuming country house.
  2. S01E02Dope Thief S01E02Season's bestBat Out of HellMarch 13, 2025 6.0Dealing with the repercussions of their robbery gone wrong, Ray and Manny go into hiding while trying to keep their families safe.
  3. S01E03Dope Thief S01E03Run, Die, or RelapseMarch 20, 2025 5.5Ray combs the streets looking for Manny as the biker gang closes in. DEA agents search for new leads in their hunt for Ray.
  4. S01E04Dope Thief S01E04Philadelphia LawyerMarch 27, 2025 6.0Ray enlists Son’s help with the biker gang. Manny descends deeper into despair. Agents pressure Michelle as a way to get to Ray.
  5. S01E05Dope Thief S01E05Fear of GodApril 3, 2025 5.7Manny feels compelled to make amends. Mina digs into Jack's part in the operation. An unexpected person comes to Ray's rescue.
  6. S01E06Dope Thief S01E06Love Songs from MarsApril 10, 2025 5.0Ray refuses to go to the hospital as the situation at Theresa’s house unfolds into chaos.
  7. S01E07Dope Thief S01E07MussoliniApril 17, 2025 5.4Agents devise a plan to see if Ray knows more than he's letting on. Sherry gives Manny news.
  8. S01E08Dope Thief S01E08Innocent PeopleApril 24, 2025 5.8Ray comes clean and finds an unlikely ally in his search for the truth.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Brian Tyree HenryBrian Tyree HenryRay DriscollWagner MouraWagner MouraManny CarvalhoMarin IrelandMarin IrelandMina CampbellAmir ArisonAmir ArisonMark NaderNesta CooperNesta CooperMichelle TaylorKate MulgrewKate MulgrewTheresa BowersVing RhamesVing RhamesBartram 'Bart' Driscoll

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TrailerOfficial TrailerBehind the ScenesDope Thief — Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura on Their Bromance | Origin Story | Apple TV+

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