Thou Shalt Not Steal is an Australian crime comedy drama television series created by Dylan River and Tanith Glynn-Maloney that premiered on 17 October 2024, on Stan.

Thou Shalt Not Steal is a 1980s-set road drama that follows young Aboriginal delinquent Robyn, who escapes juvenile detention and visits her terminally ill grandfather, Ringer, in the hospital.

Meanwhile, a fraudulent preacher, Robert, and his son, Gidge, hold court throughout the town, conducting sermons and secretly selling booze.

In 2023, Australian streaming platform Stan announced they were partnering with Ludo Studio to commission an eight-episode road series set in Central and South Australia.

[3] River explained he wanted to look at Aboriginal political issues "but through comedy... sort of like bent, twisted ways of looking at some dire situations".

[5] The decision to set the series in the 1980s was based on River's love for the mechanical aesthetics of the era, stories he had heard from his family and the challenge of storytelling without mobile phones.

River also spoke about the "wild" nature of Alice Springs during the period and how petty crimes often became the basis of recreational activities.

"[8] Craig Mathieson for The Sydney Morning Herald wrote "it manages to find a genuine emotional core in its young absconders".

Buckmaster praised the show's use of Slim Dusty's song "The Biggest Disappointment" as a reflection of the series' attitudes and themes.

[8] Kelly McWilliam, associate professor of communication and media at the University of Southern Queensland, writing in The Conversation, like Jason Di Rosso drew comparisons with River's directorial debut, Robbie Hood in its tone and themes, and called Thou Shalt Not Steal "a slick, well-made series with terrific attention to detail".