Series synopsis
Sleepers is a action & adventure drama crime television series that premiered on Videoland on December 8, 2022. It was created by Sergey Minaev. It stars Hans Kesting, Teun Kuilboer, Maryam Hassouni and Robert de Hoog.
When corrupt agent Martin Oudkerk enters a crime scene, he finds out that a criminal of the old order, but most of all his surrogate father, Henk is one of the victims. A new generation of criminals has entered the stage that plays by its own rules: "If you don't want to cooperate, expect a bullet." They want important information of Martin that can put his life, career but most of all his family in danger. In order to protect everything he has got, he needs to cross lines he never thought he wo ...
Premise
When corrupt agent Martin Oudkerk enters a crime scene, he finds out that a criminal of the old order, but most of all his surrogate father, Henk is one of the victims. A new generation of criminals has entered the stage that plays by its own rules: "If you don't want to cooperate, expect a bullet." They want important information of Martin that can put his life, career but most of all his family in danger. In order to protect everything he has got, he needs to cross lines he never thought he would cross.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hans Kesting
- Teun Kuilboer as Willem
- Maryam Hassouni as Noura Oudkerk
- Robert de Hoog as Martin Oudkerk
- Rifka Lodeizen
- Hans Dagelet as Frits van Velzen
- Dilan Yurdakul
- Julmar Simons as Dwight
Supporting cast
- Mike Reus as Rob van den Broek
- Lineke Rijxman as Ans van Praag
- Sabri Saddik as Rachid Amrabat
- Ravi Beewkes as Max Oudkerk
- Marieke Heebink as Els Everse
- Nazmiye Oral as Gülsah Sur
- Sinem Kavus as Noura Oudkerk
- Carlos Schram as Boom
- Pierre Bokma as Stanley
- Glennis Grace as Joyce
- Hef as Orlando
- Marie-Mae van Zuilen as Gaby
Guest cast
- Harun Balci as Ricardo
- Gijs Scholten van Aschat as Daniel Cohen
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | December 8, 2022 | December 8, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 8 | December 15, 2023 | February 2, 2024 |
| Season 3 | 8 | December 12, 2025 | December 12, 2025 |
| Season 4 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Small Change When Detective Martin arrives at a crime scene where a shooting has taken place, he gets the shock of his life. One of the victims of the shooting is an acquaintance of his. A criminal of the old order, but also a father figure to Martin. Shortly after the murder, someone contacts him. A new criminal generation with different rules comes to the forefront: if you don't cooperate, you get a bullet. |
December 8, 2022 |
| 2 |
Tarik Mesina The police find a murdered detective. A special team from outside is assigned to the case. When Rob and Rachid patrol together for the first time, they drive straight into every police officer's nightmare. Tarik learns that the murdered detective was corrupt. That puts everything and everyone on edge. Willem tries to convince Martin to join Dwight's organization. |
December 8, 2022 |
| 3 |
Key Witness Martin lies to his loved ones out of self-protection. Under pressure from Dwight, Willem keeps pushing Martin for the name of the star witness. When Martin discovers that name, he learns that passing it on will cost him dearly. |
December 8, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 When Martin is confronted by Noura with his double life, it has drastic consequences for his family. Especially after a liquidation takes place that will turn everything upside down. |
December 15, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Martin is forced to live with Willem after being kicked out of the house by Noura. He tries everything he can to regain her trust, but when Tarik and Judith threaten to expose Martin, the net seems to close around Martin for good. |
December 22, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Ans is increasingly put under pressure by the Israelis. When Alex makes a deadly decision, Ans will have to make a decision that will change everything forever. She demands the utmost from Martin and Willem, but it remains to be seen whether they will go along with Ans' plans. |
December 29, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Satisfyer Martin continues his search for Ans after the assassination attempt on Willem. He wants revenge and tries to make a deal with Paul Remmers to get close to Ans. However, when he almost bites, everything goes terribly wrong. |
December 12, 2025 |
| 2 |
The Crocodile After the attack on Paul, Martin has to do everything he can to keep him in his camp. He forces Gulsah to stand behind him and together they make a plan to deal with Ans once and for all. |
December 12, 2025 |
| 3 |
John van den Heuvel Martin's plan seems successful. Now that Ans is out of the picture, Martin wants to go straight to Noura and Max. But Martin has several enemies and when one of them takes a drastic measure, Martin's true identity seems to come true. |
December 12, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Videoland |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 8, 2022 |
| Last aired | December 12, 2025 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | continue |