Blood & Treasure
Blood & Treasure
An antiquities expert teams up with an art thief to catch a terrorist who funds his attacks using stolen artifacts.
Callum reviewedOctober 23, 2025
⭐⭐⭐ (out of 5) Blood and Treasure – Tombs, twists, and treasure hunts that sparkle more than they shine.
“Blood and Treasure” feels like it was built from the blueprints of adventure television — all ancient relics, shadowy conspiracies, and impossibly attractive archaeologists sprinting through exotic ruins. It sits neatly between The Librarian and National Treasure, though it never quite matches the charm or polish of either.
The story follows an art thief and an antiquities expert as they race around the globe to stop a terrorist financed by stolen treasures — a premise bursting with potential, delivered with enthusiasm if not always finesse. The show offers a steady diet of globe-trotting escapism, secret societies, and puzzle-solving intrigue, but the acting and dialogue occasionally wobble under the weight of their own ambition.
It’s less upbeat than The Librarian and a little grittier than National Treasure, sitting comfortably in the middle — not dark enough to brood, not bright enough to sparkle. Still, there’s fun to be had in its unpretentious mix of mystery and mayhem.
Ultimately, Blood and Treasure is the TV equivalent of a well-thumbed adventure paperback: light, familiar, and good for a weekend binge — even if you won’t remember every clue once the credits roll.