Sophie turner plays professional jewel thief joan hannington, a real-life figure known as the godmother by certain aspects of the british criminal underworld. All episodes now streaming. Daring jewel thief joan hannington juggles her thrilling career with the struggle to regain custody of her daughter from social services.

Meanwhile, despite enjoying the spoils of crime, she faces scrutiny as a mother. Premiering on the cw this week, “joan” tells the story of joan hannington, one of britain’s most notorious diamond thieves in the 1980s. Over the six episodes we see just how easily joan adapts herself to a life of deception. A veritable mistress of crime, she's as adept at donning disguises as she is at faking accents, for one job, she's …