On Jan 1, 2023, Netflix released a limited series with a unique viewing experience: You can watch it in any order except the finale. All the episodes are color coded, (Yellow, Green, Blue, Orange, Violet, Red, Pink and the designated finale White) and each episode is set a different amount of time from the heist that the plot leads up to in the finale, ranging from 24 years before the heist to six months after.

The heist is planned by Giancarlo Esposito’s character Ray Vernon, a convicted thief who escapes after learning that he might have Parkinson’s disease and takes on the new identity of Leo Pap. The goal of the theft is $7.7 billion in bonds from SLS, a security company owned by Roger Salas, Ray’s old partner-in-crime that builds high security vaults. With his team of six, including his old cellmate, they begin planning the heist, which includes figuring out how to get around the highly detailed security systems; they require avoiding tripping the temperature sensors, facial recognition, an object from Salas’ Desk, and a password that changes every day. To make the heist easier, Vernon tries to make a “backdoor system” to get around the security measures. However, after it fails, he creates a mask to trick the system into thinking that his face is that of Salas.

Making a more interactive experience is not new to Netflix, as other shows such as Bandersnatch by the creators of Black Mirror have already aided in introducing the “Choose your own adventure” style of viewing. But the idea to let the viewer choose the order of the episodes is new to Netflix, but also means that there are 5,040 different ways that you can watch the show. If you’re feeling indecisive, you can just watch the variation that Netflix chooses for you.

This show has made its way through the internet because of its non-linearity, making it a standout among other shows. “I was on my for you page and I saw this guy who made a video– he said Netflix made it so you can watch it in different orders,” Stella Kulper said. “How the episodes went in order kind of was like confusing at points, because I got it to where it was in order almost every single time and then I would jump like 27 years back.”

If you have a Netflix subscription, this show is surely worth checking out, even if watching the show once will only reveal one out of 5,040 possibilities for how the story unfolds.