Watch: New U.S. Trailer For Euro Heist Series 'The Last Panthers' Starring Samantha Morton, John Hurt, And Tahar Rahim

Well, this is exciting. “The Last Panthers,” a six-part series courtesy of “Skins” writer Jack Thorne, has already built up a fanbase in Europe and the U.K., (The Guardian called it “visually arresting” and also “bold, smart and seductive”) and this crackerjack crime serial is finally coming to our American shores. Looking very much like a stylish, violent riff on our beloved cops-and-robbers sagas – think Michael Mann’s “Heat,” or even John Hillcoat’s recent “Triple 9” –  “The Last Panthers” looks promising indeed, and a new trailer has arrived just in time for the show’s stateside release.

Opening with the rumbling, ominous tones of “Blackstar” by the late, great David Bowie (who had arranged for said tune to be the show’s title song), the trailer for “The Last Panthers” is lean, menacing and shot with a cool, alluring distance. It’s the story of a syndicate of jewel thieves – loosely based off The Pink Panthers, a real-life Balkan crime organization – who pull off a...