Series synopsis
Salamander is a comedy crime drama television series that premiered on VRT 1 on December 30, 2012. It ended on March 11, 2018. It was created by Ward Hulselmans. It stars Filip Peeters, Koen De Bouw, Mike Verdrengh and Violet Braeckman.
Salamander Guru and The Shadows is a 2012 South Korean sitcom starring Choi Minho, Oh Dal-soo, Im Won-hee, Lee Byung-joon and Ryu Hyun-kyung. It aired on SBS from January 27 to March 30, 2012 on Fridays at 23:00 for 10 episodes. It is SBS's first sitcom in 5 years.
Premise
Salamander Guru and The Shadows is a 2012 South Korean sitcom starring Choi Minho, Oh Dal-soo, Im Won-hee, Lee Byung-joon and Ryu Hyun-kyung. It aired on SBS from January 27 to March 30, 2012 on Fridays at 23:00 for 10 episodes. It is SBS's first sitcom in 5 years.
Premise: Everyone has secrets. But these can bring down a nation...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Filip Peeters as Paul Gerardi
- Koen De Bouw as Joachim Klaus
- Mike Verdrengh as Raymond Jonkhere
- Violet Braeckman as Sofie Gerardi
- Lucas Van den Eynde as Carl Cassimon
Guest cast
- Jo De Meyere as Procureur-generaal Armand Persigal
- Warre Borgmans as Commissaris Martin Colla
- Tom De Hoog as Patrick De Jonghe
- Koen van Impe as Vic Adams
- Sura Dohnke as Sabrina Dox
- Charlotte Vandermeersch as Jenny
- Ann Ceurvels as Karin Rasenberg
- Katrin Lohmann as Chrissie Müller
- Marieke Dilles as Archivaris
- Jan Van Den Bosch as Assistent van Vic Adams
- Marianne Devriese as Sandra
- Herbert Flack as Jonatan Bury
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | December 30, 2012 | March 17, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 10 | January 7, 2018 | March 11, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A professional gang break into the vaults of Jonkhere Private Bank in Brussels and target 66 safety deposit boxes, stealing only certain valuables and documents. The owners of the targeted boxes are all prominent figures from the top layer of Belgian society and determined to keep their secrets, but Inspector Paul Gerardi of the Belgian Federal Police gets wind of the robbery and wonders why the crime has not been reported. |
December 30, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 On witnessing the assassination of Urbain and hearing of the death of his informant Strubbe, Geradi now knows his suspicions of a major unreported bank robbery are correct, but he is perturbed to realise that his house is under surveillance and that his official enquiries are being thwarted. |
January 6, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Flemish drama series about a police inspector that gets caught up in a case that leads to the highest levels. Being pursued by unknown forces, Paul takes shelter in the monastery where his former boss Carl Cassimon has retreated, to ask for his help. Meanwhile his wife and daughter are at breaking point from constant surveillance and mysterious silent phone calls depriving them of sleep. Paul follows one of the leads on the list given to him by Robijns before Robijns's suicide. |
January 13, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Murder in the Matonage Chief Inspector Paul Gerardi starts an investigation after the murder of political refugee Léon Tchité. He discovers the murderer is a member of Salamander. |
January 7, 2018 |
| 2 |
Unrest in the High Circles The murder of black fugitive Tchité brings disturbance at the highest political level at Brussels. The prime minister asks himself if it's better to take Paul Gerardi off the case. |
January 14, 2018 |
| 3 |
The Jackie Lanciers Case Paul is put on leave after causing an accident. He makes an appointment with Jackie. Through her he gets incriminating evidence against general Bombé. |
January 21, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | VRT 1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 30, 2012 |
| Last aired | March 11, 2018 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:20:00 |