5.549 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestTo unravel the mystery, Asha and Fenna must delve into both the Sphinx's and Lucas' pasts. In doing so, they discover that their lives are more connected than they expected. Lucas swears he's innocent, but is he really? The Sphinx prepares for an epic family reunion.
Early one morning, 14-year-old Minke Moorman is kidnapped. Three years later she reappears out of nowhere, completely feral and with a mysterious wing tattoo on her back. After her return, the entire family comes under pressure. Minke has been changed by her traumatic experience and, without anyone knowing, she is still being played by her captor from the shadows.
Acting
Andrea Vass's feral stillness will haunt you.
Direction
Van Rooijen weaponizes cozy Dutch interiors into paranoia traps.
Writing
The captor's invisible puppetry is genuinely unnerving.
Creator
Diederik Van Rooijen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Sphinx' refers to the mythological riddler — here, Minke herself becomes the unsolvable puzzle her family must decode, with deadly consequences for wrong answers.
Dutch thriller renaissance continues: following 'Undercover' and 'Ares', this proves the Netherlands has quietly become Europe's most reliable exporter of stylish family-horror.
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