{"id":4267,"date":"2026-01-06T06:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/?p=4267"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:00:54","slug":"sophie-turner-archie-madekwe-on-the-dangers-of-excessive-wealth-hoarding-by-billionaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/sophie-turner-archie-madekwe-on-the-dangers-of-excessive-wealth-hoarding-by-billionaires\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Turner & Archie Madekwe On The \u201cDangers\u201d Of Excessive Wealth Hoarding By Billionaires"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sophie Turner<\/a> and Archie Madekwe\u2019s<\/a> newest Prime Video<\/a> show Steal<\/em> centers around a major heist where billions of pounds are stolen from a London pension fund. Without giving any spoilers (there\u2019s a lot<\/em> of twists revealed throughout the show), the series broadly focuses on how much wealth in society is controlled by a small percentage of people, how it affects all of us workers in the capitalist regime, and what lengths people will go to for money.<\/p>\n

Turner plays Zara, your regular office worker who barely earns a living wage while working at a swanky office in London\u2019s wealthy financial district. The show depicts the fallout after thieves hold the office workers hostage and steal billions of pounds from people\u2019s pensions. As Zara and her friend Luke (Madekwe) try to solve the mystery, things get complicated, and lives are at stake.<\/p>\n

Madekwe tells Refinery29<\/em> it\u2019s \u201cvery dangerous\u201d to have so much wealth controlled by so few people, which he believes Steal <\/em>conveys well. \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly prevalent right now\u2026 I think the show kind of explores that in a lot of ways, but of course, it\u2019s awful,\u201d the actor says. \u201cI think people can relate to [the show]. I think everybody is feeling [stuck], you know? And everybody feels helpless, and there are people [who] could change the situation, and don\u2019t\u2026 the disparity [in wealth] is huge, and it isn\u2019t fair. And yeah, it\u2019s anarchic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turner adds that Steal <\/em>shows how desperation, when it comes to money, can push people to the limit. \u201cWe\u2019ve got too many billionaires and the cost-of-living crisis [means] the disparity is too big, and the gap\u2019s got to close. I wish I could do something about it, but I just can\u2019t,\u201d she says. \u201cBut that\u2019s what I like about the show, as well. It explores why good people do bad things, and it is for reasons like this. So that\u2019s what I love, exploring that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve got too many billionaires and the cost-of-living crisis [means] the disparity is too big, and the gap\u2019s got to close.<\/p>\n

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For Turner, she\u2019s previously played fantasy characters like Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones)<\/em>, Jean Grey (X-Men: Apocalpyse<\/em>) and more recently, 1980s character Joan (Joan<\/em>). It\u2019s no surprise that for a show tackling topics like wealth inequality, her role as Zara in Steal<\/em> hits closer to home, with family trauma<\/a>, a messy love life, and other relatable traits. But rather than missing an extravagant wardrobe or hours in makeup, she relished the chance to tell a story in a different way. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever played a character quite as messy as her and it was really fun because I felt like I could just show up.. it\u2019s just very relieving when you don\u2019t have to wear a corset and your shoulders aren\u2019t pulled back, you don\u2019t have to talk in a certain way,\u201d Turner says. \u201cI could just kind of flop about, I don\u2019t know how else to explain it. I felt so free in playing her, I think that\u2019s what I mean,\u201d she adds. \u201c[She\u2019s the] closest to me as any character I\u2019ve played.\u201d<\/p>\n

While her character Zara is more ordinary than most others she\u2019s stepped into, being held at gunpoint is anything but. While you\u2019d imagine being put through your paces by masked thieves would be taxing, Turner actually just saw that action-packed day as another day in the office\u2026 literally. \u201cI really thrive on days when it is a high-stakes day where it\u2019s a lot of drama and a lot of emotion, and I actually find it quite cathartic,\u201d the actor says. \u201cI go home feeling much better about myself than I did walking in. I think that\u2019s what acting is for me, is therapy. I always feel better going home and it\u2019s easy to step out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

And even though the actors might not take home the anxiety or emotions from set, Steal\u2019s<\/em> fast-paced show could very well induce it in viewers. But Madekwe notes that\u2019s the reason viewers watch heist shows in the first place. \u201cIt\u2019s like fun, escapism,\u201d he explains. \u201cI always love [watching] things that make me kind of physically feel something. And if something gets your heart racing, kind of builds anxiety in that way like a show like this does, and you\u2019re able to create that in your own home, then I think it\u2019s so exciting. And this show, I think, really succeeds with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

All six episodes of Steal will be able to stream on Amazon Prime Video on January 21, 2026.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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