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Dope Thief
2025
· TV Show
· 50 min episodes
· 1 season
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
67–86
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 86.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Follows long-time friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob a house in the countryside, but end up unintentionally revealing and unraveling the biggest hidden narcotics corridor on the Eastern seaboard.
Details
- Created by
- Peter Craig
- Released
- 13 March 2025
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 8 across 1 season
- Awards
- 0 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Critics' Choice Awards 2025 | Best Limited Series | Dope Thief | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2025 | Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2025 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Brian Tyree Henry | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Brian Tyree Henry | Nominee |
| Astra TV Awards 2025 | Best Limited Series | Dope Thief | Nominee |
| Astra TV Awards 2025 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Brian Tyree Henry | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2025 | Outstanding Directing in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Tanya Hamilton | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2025 | Outstanding Lead Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series | Brian Tyree Henry | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Brian Tyree Henry | Nominee |
| Best Limited Series | Dope Thief | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Wagner Moura | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Brian Tyree Henry | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Directing in a TV Movie or Limited Series | Tanya Hamilton | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series | Brian Tyree Henry | Nominee |
| Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series | Peter Craig | Nominee |
Astra TV Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Brian Tyree Henry | Nominee |
| Best Limited Series | Dope Thief | Nominee |
Gotham TV Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited Series | Brian Tyree Henry | Nominee |