Salamander (2012)

Directed by

Frank Van Mechelen

Genre

drama fiction

Country

Belgium

Length

2 seasons, 22 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Belgian detective investigates the theft of 66 safety deposit boxes from a bank. The boxes belong to powerful people, and the case pulls him into a web of corruption and secrets.

slow-burntensegrittysuspensefulintricatebleakmethodicalmorally gray

What happens

Salamander is a Belgian crime drama television series, created by and based upon the novel by Bavo Dhooge, that was first broadcast on Eén on 30 December 2012. The 12-part series, produced by Skyline Entertainment and written by Ward Hulselmans, stars Filip Peeters as Inspector Paul Gerardi, a Belgian detective who investigates the theft of 66 safety deposit boxes belonging to prominent Belgian figures. Following the success of the first series, a second series was commissioned by Eén but production did not begin until five years later. The second series is subtitled Blood Diamonds and was first broadcast on 7 January 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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