Salamander (TV series)

Salamander
GenreCrime drama
Created byBavo Dhooge
Written byWard Hulselmans
Directed byFrank van Mechelen
StarringFilip Peeters
Violet Braeckman
Tine Reymer
Koen Van Impe
Wim Opbrouck
Emilie Van Nieuwenhuyze
Leah Thys
ComposerSteve Willaert
Country of originBelgium
Original languagesFlemish
French
No. of series2
No. of episodes22
Production
Producers
  • Corinne Appelmans
  • Jan Theys
  • Eric Wirix
CinematographyLou Berghmans
EditorPieter Smet
Running time50 minutes
Production companySkyline Entertainment
Original release
NetworkEén
Release30 December 2012 (2012-12-30) 
11 March 2018 (2018-03-11)

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.