Is Undercover Season 2 GOOD?

Critic Reviews for Undercover: Season 2 It has the right balance of chemistry between the characters that make an addictive crime thriller. November 9, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Is Undercover worth watching?

Our Take: It has a generic title and premise, but Undercover has a smidgen of a Euro-backwoods Justified vibe, some subtle comedy and just enough eccentricity in its tone and characters to make it interesting.

Is Undercover popular?

You won’t hear me claim “Undercover” is the best television series ever made in these parts of the world (Belgium/Netherlands), but thanks to the immense success on Netflix, it very fast became the most popular and internationally acclaimed series to originate from here.

Is Netflix Undercover based on a true story?

The plot revolves around a story inspired by real-life events, where undercover agents infiltrate a drug kingpin’s operation in Limburg, a Flemish province bordering the Netherlands.

Is Ferry Bouman a real person?

For viewers who aren’t versed with it, the television series follows the real-life drug kingpin, Ferry Bouman who ran one of the world’s largest XTC (ecstasy) networks. The film portrays his early life before he turned into a drug lord.

Is danielle in season 2 of Undercover?

Who stars in Undercover season 2? Frank Lammers stars as Ferry, a drug lord so convincingly evil he landed his own spin-off show, while Elise Schaap returns as his wife, Danielle. Anna Drijver and Tom Waes also reprise their lead roles as agents Kim and Bob.

Is undercover in Dutch or Flemish?

“Undercover” was originally filmed in Flemish, the Belgian Dutch which has more in common with the Dutch Limburg dialects that ABN (Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands) or standard Dutch.

What language do they speak in undercover?

Dutch
English
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Should I watch ferry first or undercover?

If you are thinking about watching Undercover, I’d heavily suggest that this film is watched first. While it doesn’t give a jaw-dropping answer to how Ferry came to be, it does act as a healthy prequel.

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Is Season 2 of Undercover based on a true story?

The plot is loosely inspired by the real-life arrest of Janus van W, one of the world’s most notorious drug dealers, following a 14-year investigation by authorities in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Is Undercover The sequel to Ferry?

Ferry is a 2021 Belgo-Dutch film directed by Cecilia Verheyden, written by Nico Moolenaar and Bart Uytdenhouwen and starring Frank Lammers, Elise Schaap and Huub Stapel. The film serves as a prequel to the Netflix series Undercover.

Is there an American version of Undercover?

The series premiered in the United States as a six-hour miniseries on 16 and 17 November 2016 on BBC America; it began its run on the CBC in Canada in August (it has aired Mondays at 9pm/9:30 NT, premiering 22 August 2016.)

Is Flemish the same as Dutch?

After all, Flemish is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as the “Dutch language spoken in Northern Belgium”. So, the terms ‘Flemish’ and ‘Belgian Dutch’ actually refer to the same language. Whatever you do with this new-found knowledge, please do not head to Flanders to tell the locals they speak a dialect of Dutch.

Is Ferry based on a true story?

‘Ferry’ Summary Inspired by real-life events, the plot centers around a middle-aged Dutchman Ferry Bouman (Frank Lammers) who works for an Amsterdam drug lord Ralph Brink. He had a clashing relationship with his late father and Brink became the father figure he needed.

Is Undercover A sequel to Ferry?

Should I watch Ferry or Undercover first?

This film is a prequel to Belgian/Dutch crime series ‘Undercover’; it shows how season one antagonist went from being an enforcer for an Amsterdam crime boss to being involved in the ecstasy trade. Since this takes place before the series it is no necessary to have seen it first.

Is Ferry worth watching?

Ferry is absorbing and fun in a way that most violent gangster movies rarely are, a credit to director Cecilia Verheyden and writers Nico Moolenaar and Bart Uytdenhouwen. May 18, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… While it doesn’t give a jaw-dropping answer to how Ferry came to be, it does act as a healthy prequel.

What can I watch instead of Line of Duty?

Line of Duty: If you like the BBC One police drama, you’ll love… Trigger Point, The Missing and Bodyguard

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Can Dutch speakers understand Flemish?

Many believe that these two languages are one in the same, or that their only difference is their geographical location. In essence, a Dutch speaker will be able to understand a Flemish speaker and respond back, and the same goes for the opposite.