Series synopsis
Cordon is a action & adventure mystery television series that premiered on VTM on March 10, 2014. It ended on November 7, 2016. It stars Steve Geerts, Greet Verstraete, Wouter Hendrickx and Veerle Baetens.
A cordon seals off a section of Antwerp when a deadly virus threatens the city. People are left to their own devices which brings out the best but also the worst.
Premise
A cordon seals off a section of Antwerp when a deadly virus threatens the city. People are left to their own devices which brings out the best but also the worst.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Steve Geerts as Toon
- Greet Verstraete as Suzy
- Wouter Hendrickx as Jokke Deelen
- Veerle Baetens as Katja
- Tom Dewispelaere as Lex Faes
- Liesa Van der Aa as Jana
- Zoë Thielemans as Ineke
- Koen De Sutter as Leo Gryspeerts
Supporting cast
- Sven de Ridder as Nald
- Ricko Otto as Tyl
- Hugo Van Den Berghe as Bert
- Mieke De Groote as Sabine Lommers
- Johan van Assche as Dr. Cannaerts
Guest cast
- Tine Roggeman as Chandra
- Darya Gantura as Irina
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | March 10, 2014 | May 12, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 10 | September 5, 2016 | November 7, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When doctors at the Antwerp National Institute for Contagious Diseases discover an alarming viral disease on a patient, the authorities take no chances. The city quarter where the characters live, work or do their shopping is sealed off for 48 hours in an attempt to contain the contagion. At first, those unlucky enough to be in the area submit themselves to the situation, but when the quarantine is prolonged the mood quickly changes. |
March 10, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Desperately looking for her missing son, Katja makes a grisly discovery in a restricted area of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases. Lex is asked to attend a press conference held by the Minister of Public Health, at which journalist Leo Gryspeerts asks why 5,000 people are being contained after the death of just one person with flu-like symptoms? Do the authorities have something to hide? |
March 17, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Quarantine has been prolonged and certain food products are starting to become scarce within the cordon. Lex starts organising food distribution via the container sluices. Leo has asked his friend Ingrid to provide a video diary from within the cordon, but soon realises the enormity of the tradegy unfolding when Ingrid films the death of her own girlfriend struck by the lethal virus. |
March 24, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Lex works his way into the cordon trying to find his friend Jokke, who is offered an experimental drug by professor Cannaerts who seems to have a plan of his own. While Nald is still alive and gets rescued from the sewer canal and tries to get rid of his evidence, director Lommers questions his motives and starts to see her authority fail when national security orders a new executive above her position. Tensions and emotions inside the cordon rise even further when a gang tries to escape with explosives... |
September 5, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Jokke is starting to improve. Toon finds new friends. The explosion has made a victim. Nald is under fire by Lommers |
September 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Idriss is badly beaten, but this only strengthens his resolve to clean up the quarantine zone with Jokke. Suffering from brain damage, Ineke wants to take her baby to Micheline. Cannaerts develops a test that can identify those who are not infected. |
September 19, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | VTM |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 10, 2014 |
| Last aired | November 7, 2016 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:45:00 |