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Red Light - Season 1 (2020)

3,20 73 votes

Show title: Red Light

IMDb score: 7,1 (2.084)

Episodes: 10

Playing time: 8 hour

Developed by: Peter Bouckaert, Mark Furstner, Erwin Godschalk, Nelsje Musch-Elzinga, Halina Reijn and Carice van Houten

Stars: Carice van Houten, Maaike Neuville and Halina Reijn

Origin: Netherlands / Belgium

Releasedate: Friday 4 December 2020

First aired on: Streamz (België)

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Red Light plot

Three women become entangled in the world of trafficking, prostitution and organized crime when the husband of one of them disappears. Sylvia works in a brothel with her boyfriend, Esther is a well-known soprano singer from a wealthy background and Evi is a passionate policewoman who tries to combine a big case with her family life. They end up in the dangerous and intriguing world of people smuggling, prostitution and exploitation in Antwerp and Amsterdam. Gradually, the absolute opposites discover how much they need each other to solve their problems.

Episodes Season 1 (2020)

  1. 1. LUX

    4 December 2020 (48 minutes)

  2. 2. Maman

    4 December 2020 (48 minutes)

  3. 3. "E"

    4 December 2020 (48 minutes)

  4. 4. Kashmir

    4 December 2020 (48 minutes)

  5. 5. Tropicana

    4 December 2020 (48 minutes)

  6. 6. Liefste Moeder

    4 December 2020 (48 minutes)

  7. 7. Pauwenoog

    4 December 2020 (48 minutes)

  8. 8. Ons Huis

    4 December 2020 (48 minutes)

  9. 9. Bloedlijn

    4 December 2020 (48 minutes)

  10. 10. Wakker

    4 December 2020 (48 minutes)

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avatar van AniSter

AniSter

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A pretty interesting series in its own right. There were pretty good elements in it and the cast was good too, as was most of the acting. However, the filmmakers made one very big mistake: copied too much from their American colleagues. And that starts with the plot that was for the most part improbable. As an example, the solo actions of the detectives. The same for the police actions: reinforcements are requested in broad daylight and hours later, when it is completely dark, they arrive. Is it so difficult to make things like this a bit more realistic? To me, this detracts from something that could have been quite good. The fact that this series is known as drama is correct: what a load of misery. Even the side storylines have nothing to make you happy; well, maybe the lock for Sylvia. For me at least the credits.

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Movsin

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The series ripples from episode 4 to 7 and that's a shame because it started very promising.

The ending is exciting and pays off a bit.

Much is due to the acting of Carice van Houten and Geert Van Rampelberg and also a little to that of Maaike Neuville, as a young police officer, although I did have problems with her role because of her attitude towards her family.

The detective profession is not without stress, but still.

3.5 is the highest I can give it.

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Suitehome

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  • 609 votes

Red Light is an underrated, grim and finesse crime drama. The excellent script (including Frank Ketelaar - Klem, Overspel) is characterized by numerous small and sometimes atypical details. It makes Red Light one of the better series of 2021. The British online magazine The Killing Times placed the series in 4th place of best crime dramas in 2022. Justifiably.

In the Flemish-Dutch collaboration, but also in theme, Red Light is reminiscent of Undercover and Ferry: De Serie. But without the well-trodden path of yet another drug drama. Loyalty and threats also play a major role in prostitution and human trafficking.

The three female main characters, played by Carice van Houten, Maaike Neuville and Halina Reijn, give a lot of depth and originality to their roles. The men in Red Light are liars, violent or cheaters. At the same time, the female protagonists do not spare themselves. For example, inspector Evi Vercruyssen (Neuville) has a drinking problem and she struggles with motherhood.

Where many thriller series are inconsistent or unsatisfactory in the conclusion of the plot, the last two episodes of Red Light score more than satisfactory. In short, there is a lot to enjoy. Compellingly directed by Wouter Bouvijn (1985, De Twaalf), Red Light is an excellent psychological drama about losing everything but freeing yourself.

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