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The Spectacular

The Spectacular

20225.31 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In the late 1980s, a Dutch anti-terrorism detective sets out to take down an IRA cell ruthlessly targeting English military personnel on leave in the south of the Netherlands.

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Top Cast

Hadewych Minis

Hadewych Minis

Jeanine Maes

Aoibhinn McGinnity

Aoibhinn McGinnity

Fiona Hughes

Jacob Derwig

Jacob Derwig

Frank Maes

Michel Sluysmans

Michel Sluysmans

Martin de Waard

Kerr Logan

Kerr Logan

Patrick Lynch

Porgy Franssen

Porgy Franssen

Sjuul Livestro

Declan Conlon

Declan Conlon

Declan Moore

Peter Blok

Peter Blok

Advocaat Daniël de Lange

Ian Beattie

Ian Beattie

Corey O'Keeffe

Jochum ten Haaf

Jochum ten Haaf

Joris

About The Spectacular

The Spectacular is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 2022. it stars Hadewych Minis, Aoibhinn McGinnity, Jacob Derwig. In the late 1980s, a Dutch anti-terrorism detective sets out to take down an IRA cell ruthlessly targeting English military personnel on leave in the south of the Netherlands.

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