Salamander (TV series)
| Salamander | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Bavo Dhooge |
| Written by | Ward Hulselmans |
| Directed by | Frank van Mechelen |
| Starring | Filip Peeters Violet Braeckman Tine Reymer Koen Van Impe Wim Opbrouck Emilie Van Nieuwenhuyze Leah Thys |
| Composer | Steve Willaert |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Original languages | Flemish French |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Cinematography | Lou Berghmans |
| Editor | Pieter Smet |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Skyline Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Eén |
| Release | 30 December 2012 – 11 March 2018 |
Salamander is a Belgian crime drama television series, created by and based upon the novel by Bavo Dhooge, that was first broadcast on Eén on 30 December 2012. The 12-part series, produced by Skyline Entertainment and written by Ward Hulselmans, stars Filip Peeters as Inspector Paul Gerardi, a Belgian detective who investigates the theft of 66 safety deposit boxes belonging to prominent Belgian figures. Following the success of the first series, a second series was commissioned by Eén but production did not begin until five years later. The second series is subtitled Blood Diamonds and was first broadcast on 7 January 2018.