8.052 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestBouhouche is arrested for the murder of his friend Mendez. Together with Goffinard, Marc eavesdrops on the prison conversations between Bouhouche and his wife, which yields important information. For a moment it seems that they can really catch the Gang now, but then it comes to a shocking confrontation.
In the turbulent 1980s, friends Marc and Franky, and his sister Vicky, move to Brussels for a career with the Gendarmerie. Soon the three young people are sucked into a spiral of crimes that are attributed to the so-called "Bende van Nijvel" gang.
Acting
Govaerts' slow-burn descent is genuinely disturbing
Production
Belgium's ugly-beautiful 80s recreated with suffocating accuracy
Direction
Bouvijn makes bureaucracy feel like body horror
Creator
Wouter Bouvijn
Tijmen Govaerts
Marc De Vuyst
Aimé Claeys
Franky Verhellen
Mona Mina Leon
Vicky Verhellen
Tom Vermeir
Adjudant Guy Goffinard
Titus De Voogdt
Adjudant Philippe Debels
Ruth Becquart
Mevrouw Vernaillen
Peter van den Begin
Majoor Herman Vernaillen
Roda Fawaz
Madani Bouhouche
Guillaume Kerbusch
Robert Beijer
Yoann Blanc
Christophe Dejoyaux
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The actual Bende van Nijvel murders (1982-1985) remain Belgium's most infamous unsolved case, spawning decades of conspiracy theories about police and far-right involvement.
Director Bouvijn deliberately cast unknowns to avoid 'true crime celebrity' energy—Marc's actor was delivering packages when cast.
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