Based on Joan Hannington’s memoir, “I Am What I Am: The True Story of Britain’s Most Notorious Jewel Thief,” the show first premiered on ITV in the UK in September. In America, it premieres Oct. 2 on the CW (9 p.m.) and on Dec. 5 on BritBox.

Joan', which premiered on The CW in October 2024, tells the story of British jewelry thief Joan Hannington Joan Hannington calls herself "Britain's most notorious jewel thief." In the late 1970s, Hannington's life was in great turmoil.

The new six-part ITV drama Joan is inspired by the memoir of the real-life Joan Hannington, who labelled herself "Britain's most notorious diamond thief". Sophie Turner plays Joan in the new drama and spent time with the real Hannington before the cameras started rolling, having read her memoir several times to get into character.

Five years after being crowned Queen of the North, Sophie Turner is back on TV playing another desperate woman pushed to her limits by men and misfortune. But while Sansa Stark was a work of pure fantasy,

Sophie Turner’s jewel thief drama is about as thrilling as a stroll round H Samuel - 3/5 For all its Eighties tunes, wigs and diamonds, ITV’s new drama about jewel thief Joan Hannington is middle-of-the-road,

She will do anything for her child, and I am right there with her', Turner said of notorious diamond thief Joan Hannington. | ITV National News