Undercover (2019 TV series)
Undercover is a 2019 Belgian-Dutch Dutch-language crime drama web television series starring Tom Waes, Anna Drijver and Frank Lammers. The plot revolves around a story inspired by real-life events, where undercover agents infiltrate a drug kingpin's operation in Limburg, a Belgian province bordering the Netherlands. The infiltration is executed by two agents, Bob Lemmens (Tom Waes) and Kim de Rooij (Anna Drijver), who are posing as a couple at the campground where the drug kingpin spends his weekends.[1][2][3]
| Undercover | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Crime |
| Created by | Nico Moolenaar |
| Starring | Tom Waes Anna Drijver Frank Lammers |
| Country of origin | Belgium, Netherlands |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Nico Moolenaar
Jan Theys Ivy Vanhaecke |
| Production locations | Belgium France Netherlands Germany |
| Distributor | Netflix |
| Release | |
| Original network | Eén Netflix |
| Picture format | HDTV (1080p) |
| Original release | February 24, 2019 – present |
It is a co-production between Netflix and public Belgium TV station Eén, and was ordered direct-to-series. The first season premiered on Eén on February 24, 2019 in Belgium; its second season is scheduled for a September 6, 2020 release on Eén. The series began streaming on Netflix on May 3, 2019. It was renewed for a second season which premiered on November 8, 2020.
Cast
- Tom Waes as Bob Lemmens
- Anna Drijver as Kim De Rooij
- Frank Lammers as Ferry Bouman
- Elise Schaap as Danielle Bouman
- Raymond Thiry as John Zwart
- Robbie Cleiren as Marc Gevers
- Manou Kersting as Nick Janssens
- Katrien De Ruysscher as Liesbeth Mertens
- Huub Smit as Dennis de Vries
- Lieke van den Broek as Sonja van Kamp
- Sara De Bosschere as Lena Vandekerckhove
- Kevin Janssens as Jurgen van Kamp
- Kris Cuppens as Walter Devos
- Nina Mensch as Jezebel van Kamp
- Emma Verlinden as Polly Lemmens
- Warre Verlinden as David Lemmens
- Season 2
- Wim Willaert as Laurent Berger
- Sebastien Dewaele as Jean-Pierre Berger
- Ruth Becquart as Nathalie Geudens
- Celest Henri Cornelis as Jackson Geudens
- Chris Lomme as Yvet Berger
- Sarah Vandeursen as Betty
- Robrecht Vanden Thoren as T-Bone
- Mourade Zeguendi as Vincent Messaoudi
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | May 3, 2019 | |||
| 2 | 10 | November 9, 2020 | |||
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Camping Zonnedauw" | Frank Devos & Eshref Reybrouck | TBA | May 3, 2019 |
| 2 | 2 | "Hoogsensitief" "Highly Sensitive" | Frank Devos | TBA | May 3, 2019 |
| 3 | 3 | "Italian Designer Drugs" | Frank Devos | TBA | May 3, 2019 |
| 4 | 4 | "Legio Patria Nostra" | Frank Devos | TBA | May 3, 2019 |
| 5 | 5 | "Over de grens" "Over the Border" | Eshref Reybrouck | TBA | May 3, 2019 |
| 6 | 6 | "Sirenes" "Sirens" | Eshref Reybrouck | TBA | May 3, 2019 |
| 7 | 7 | "De kop van die wout" "That Cop's Face" | Eshref Reybrouck | TBA | May 3, 2019 |
| 8 | 8 | "Nouveau Monde" "New World" | Eshref Reybrouck | TBA | May 3, 2019 |
| 9 | 9 | "Bodem" "Rock Bottom" | Eshref Reybrouck | TBA | May 3, 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "Showtime" | Eshref Reybrouck | TBA | May 3, 2019 |
Season 2 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "El Dorado" | TBA | TBA | September 6, 2020 |
| 12 | 2 | "Pentagon" | TBA | TBA | September 13, 2020 |
| 13 | 3 | "Soldiers of Love" | TBA | TBA | September 20, 2020 |
| 14 | 4 | "Trojan Horse Power" | TBA | TBA | September 27, 2020 |
| 15 | 5 | "Revolution" | TBA | TBA | October 4, 2020 |
| 16 | 6 | "Victor" | TBA | TBA | October 11, 2020 |
| 17 | 7 | "Enrichochet" | TBA | TBA | October 18, 2020 |
| 18 | 8 | "Roadblock" | TBA | TBA | October 25, 2020 |
| 19 | 9 | "Reconstruction" | TBA | TBA | November 1, 2020 |
| 20 | 10 | "War" | TBA | TBA | November 8, 2020 |
Release
The full first season consisting of 10 episodes premiered on Netflix streaming on May 3, 2019.[5]
References
- "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Undercover' on Netflix, a Cops-Infiltrating-Crooks Series That's Not Quite as Generic as its Title". Decider. July 13, 2019.
- "Undercover – Netflix Season 1 Review". The Review Geek. July 13, 2019.
- "'Undercover' Season 1 - Netflix Original Series Review". Ready Steady Cut. July 13, 2019.
- "Undercover – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- "Undercover". Netflix.
External links
- Undercover at IMDb
- Undercover on Netflix
- Undercover at Rotten Tomatoes