
Griselda(2024)
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization shows Griselda Blanco's journey from Medellín to becoming "the Godmother" of Miami's drug empire.


In the turbulent 1980s, friends Marc and Franky, and his sister Vicky, move to Brussels for a career with the Gendarmerie. Soon the three young people are sucked into a spiral of crimes that are attributed to the so-called "Bende van Nijvel" gang.

Tijmen Govaerts
Marc De Vuyst

Aimé Claeys
Franky Verhellen

Mona Mina Leon
Vicky Verhellen

Tom Vermeir
Adjudant Guy Goffinard

Titus De Voogdt
Adjudant Philippe Debels

Ruth Becquart
Mevrouw Vernaillen

Peter van den Begin
Majoor Herman Vernaillen

Roda Fawaz
Madani Bouhouche

Guillaume Kerbusch
Robert Beijer

Yoann Blanc
Christophe Dejoyaux
1985 is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of brussels, belgium, based on true story, 1980s, 80s style, history, bende van nijvel. Created by Willem Wallyn, it stars Tijmen Govaerts, Aimé Claeys, Mona Mina Leon. In the turbulent 1980s, friends Marc and Franky, and his sister Vicky, move to Brussels for a career with the Gendarmerie. Soon the three young people are sucked into a spiral of crimes that are attributed to the so-called "Bende van Nijvel" gang.
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