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Swanenburg (2021)

  • Drama
  • 2 seasons
  • 12 age guide
  • ★ 7.5/10 from 2 ratings

When patriarch Jack Praal is confronted with his biggest fear and his youngest son Dirk is linked to the death of a woman, the family gets trapped into a web of intrigue and betrayal. They put their own interests aside in order to save everything. But not everyone is playing a fair game, which seems to result in the inevitable downfall of the once so close Praal family.

Created byEdward Stelder, Jasper van der Schalie, Simone van den Ende

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