About “Crime 101” in a few words:

Crime 101 is a 2026 crime-thriller film that takes place in sun-bleached Los Angeles, spinning a tale of an elusive jewel thief whose string of audacious heists along the iconic 101 Freeway has left the police scratching their heads. When he eyes his biggest score yet, his path intersects with a weary insurance broker and a relentless detective who thinks he’s finally cracked the pattern. What starts as another job quickly becomes a game of wits where the line between hunter and hunted gets delightfully blurry.

Meet the characters from Crime 101

Davis

Okay, Davis is the textbook “quiet storm” of Crime 101 — the kind of person who sits in the corner and notices every smudge on the ceiling but somehow also forgets where they put their keys every single day. He’s meticulous, patient, and will spend three hours lining up evidence photos like tiny soldiers, but also will impulsively buy a ridiculous hat at a gas station and wear it to work (don’t ask me why). There’s this weirdly soft moral code underneath the gruff exterior — grumpy on the outside, sentimental playlist on the inside. He hums old sitcom tunes when thinking, which is either soothing or deeply unsettling depending on your tolerance for trivia. Honestly, he feels like someone who rescued a stray cat and then argued with it about forensics.

Lou

Lou is chaos in a blazer and somehow it totally works — loud, brilliant, and slightly terrifying in a very productive way. The team’s idea generator and walking coffee spill; full of half-formed metaphors and surprisingly precise gut instincts about people (don’t say “gut” around him, he’ll take it literally and start talking about digestion). He’s got that magnetic, reckless energy but also a sticky-note system that’s borderline obsession — color-coded and sometimes contradictory. Oh, and he loves bad detective novels and will absolutely quote them at 3 a.m. like it’s philosophy. You want him on the case because he makes things happen and then apologizes afterward with a pastry.

Ormon

Ormon is the encyclopedia you accidentally adopted — dry, incredibly smart, and weirdly funny if you wait three minutes for the punchline. He’s clinical, precise, loves patterns, and will correct your terminology mid-sentence and mean it as a kindness. There’s a tiny rebellious streak though: insists on tiny tattoos no one can see and collects novelty erasers (don’t ask why). He can come across as aloof but then brings soup when someone’s sick, which is the most Ormon thing ever. Also, he keeps a notebook full of conspiracy-sounding doodles that are actually just his grocery lists — or are they?

Ben Haddad

Ben Haddad is swagger, experience, and heartbreak all rolled into one weather-beaten trench coat; he’s the “been around the block” mentor who says things like “you’ll see” and actually means it. Stoic, principled, slightly sarcastic — the kind of person who gives short lectures that somehow change your life and then disappears for two days. He’s oddly sentimental about old case files and cries at movies but will deny it and joke about popcorn instead. There’s a soft spot for underdogs and a terrible habit of taking on too much responsibility (also he collects enamel pins like tiny battle scars). He’s the anchor, even when he’s being infuriatingly stubborn about coffee preferences.