Storyline For The Helicopter Heist on Netflix

The timeline of The Helicopter Heist is all jumbled up.

After meeting Rami in the present, we jump to ten months before, back when he was still a guy determined to go straight despite his criminal past.

As his voiceover continues, we learn how Rami ran with Michel (Esmaili) as kids, both of them immigrants to Sweden whose bond was built through shoplifting thrills.

We learn how they grew up to be criminals, with Michel as the mastermind of a series of precision armored car robberies. And we see how meeting Karin by chance transformed Rami’s whole outlook.

Their first child was born while he was in prison.

But by the second, they are married, and he’s working as a cook in a restaurant, while also trying to get a foodservice distributorship idea off the ground. “I believe in you,” Karin tells Rami.

“I see someone who is so damn brave, who has changed his whole life.” 

Has he, though? When Michel makes contact with Rami, they haven’t seen each other for quite some time.

But it’s also the exact right (wrong?) time, because Rami has found himself in a severe cash crunch.

An ex-con with a wife and two little kids – just spitballing here, but maybe hooking back up with your old heist crew is not the best idea?

Nevertheless, Michel introduces Rami to a few new people, as well as his big new plan for the ultimate payday. 

As the timeline of Helicopter Heist stays fragmented and gain a greater understanding of the family dynamic with Karin and his sons that Rami longs to preserve.

The way his eyes light up once Michel explains the facets of the new operation, with its potential for a huge payoff and greater potential to simply be the boldest, ballsiest crime Sweden has seen in forever – for Rami, he can’t deny that the excitement of it is a motivator.

Michel smiles as he takes a drag off his cigarette. “They always think that people like you and me will strike from below…”

Episodes of The Helicopter Heist on Netflix

S1.E1 ∙ Bästa vänner
Rami has turned his back on a life of crime to be a good husband and father, but a business investment gets him tangled up with the wrong crowd.

Episodes of The Helicopter Heist on Netflix S1.E2 ∙ Den vita valen
Michel and Rami start building their team, while Detective Chief Inspector Leonie Hamsik gets into trouble at work.

S1.E3 ∙ Djävulen bor i detaljerna
Michel goes looking for funds. Leonie takes a trip to Belgrade to learn more, while Rami gets an unexpected visitor.

Episodes of The Helicopter Heist on Netflix S1.E4 ∙ Katt och råtta
Rami struggles to keep things together at home. The search for a helicopter intensifies. Leonie runs into an old acquaintance.

S1.E5 ∙ Göra Tsunami
Leonie’s investigation comes to a halt. Things heat up as the big day draws near, and the newest member of the crew must follow the line.

Episodes of The Helicopter Heist on Netflix S1.E6 ∙ Showtime
Everything must go to plan as Rami, Michel and their team land on the high-security cash depot with 15 minutes to get in and out.

S1.E7 ∙ Jakten
The police are slowed down by a confusion of jurisdiction. Axel improvises when the pressure is at its highest.

Episodes of The Helicopter Heist on Netflix S1.E8 ∙ För nära solen
Rami thinks through the consequences of his actions, while Leonie works tirelessly to solve the case.