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Thieves of the Wood(TV show/series, 2020)

Original title: "De Bende van Jan de Lichte" (Dutch/NL)
FSK: 16+ years
| 1h per episode | Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 10 episodes

Thieves of the WoodRating: 3.2/5 (with 90 votes)
Thieves of the Wood is a 10-episode historical drama based on the life of the 18th-century outlaw leader Jan de Lichte, a native of Aalst in what is now Belgium. It became available to English/Spanish-speaking and Spanish-speaking viewers on Netflix in January 2020. It was first made available in Belgium on the Proximus television network and is now being broadcast on the public network by the VTM channel. The original title is De Bende van Jan de Lichte (the gang of Jan de Lichte). Based on the 1957 novel De bende van Jan de Lichte by Louis Paul Boon, the series presents Jan de Lichte as not merely a highwayman but as a champion of the oppressed lower classes, a kind of Flemish Robin Hood. From 1740 to 1748, during the War of the Austrian Succession, Jan de Lichte operated in the countryside in the vicinity of Aalst. The series was adapted for television by Christophe Dirickx and Benjamin Sprengers and is directed by Robin Pront and Maarten Moerkerke.Filming took place in the fall of 2016 and the winter and spring of 2017. There was a lot of filming in the Kluisbos forest in Kluisbergen but also a f... ()
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Where to watch Thieves of the Wood (streaming/download)?

"Thieves of the Wood" is currently available on 1 providers. Thieves of the Wood can be streamed on Netflix as part of a subscription.

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Genres: Serien nach wahren Begebenheiten / Serien nach Buchvorlage / Action- und Abenteuerserien / Historienfilme
Keywords: Brutal / Aufregend
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About Thieves of the Wood

Charismatic highwayman Jan de Lichte leads the oppressed and downtrodden in a revolt against the corrupt aristocracy of 18th-century Belgium.

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Thieves of the Wood Seasons and Episodes

01/02/2020Season 1 - 10 episodes
#1 | 01/02/2020Episode 1
2.4/5 (with 6 votes)
Jan de Lichte is literally dragged towards home as an accused murderer/deserter. When he arrives in his hometown, he finds change everywhere. The poorest citizens tend to end up branded, beat and banished from town, but they have joined together in the forest and that’s where Jan discovers family and friends.
#2 | 01/02/2020Episode 2
0.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Héloïse meets a suitor. Coffijn resists Baru's push for reform of the City Watch. Jan tells the Embo family that Emiel is dead, but hides his guilt.
#3 | 01/02/2020Episode 3
Tincke rescues a wounded Jan from bounty hunters but discovers the price on his friend's head. Coffijn involves partners in his road-building plan.
#4 | 01/02/2020Episode 4
The thieves discover the valuable cargo they've stolen in the stagecoach raid, but the incident provokes a violent backlash not even Baru can prevent.
#5 | 01/02/2020Episode 5
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Baru gets valuable intelligence from his spy, Anne-Marie. Héloïse runs away with Jan, leaving her father distraught. Iron Simon makes Tincke an offer.
#6 | 01/02/2020Episode 6
After learning the truth about her brother, Héloïse returns home. Iron Simon puts a price on Tincke's head. Jan engineers a bold reversal of fortune.
#7 | 01/02/2020Episode 7
Baru is elevated to alderman and welcomes Anne-Marie and her sister into his new home. Tincke schemes to free Jan. Héloïse prepares to wed Nicolaï.
#8 | 01/02/2020Episode 8
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)
One year later, an ailing Tincke has taken over a nightclub. Coffijn launches an ambitious new project. The town prepares for a holy procession.
#9 | 01/02/2020Episode 9
A miraculous return from the dead precedes the fulfillment of a curse. Nicolaï's mother discovers why Héloïse is not pregnant. Anne-Marie pays a debt.
#10 | 01/02/2020Episode 10
The thieves celebrate their good fortune. Benoît Van Gelderhode vows to avenge Nicolaï. Baru succeeds Coffijn and forces Anne-Marie to make a choice.

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Production country: Belgium
Based on: "De bende van Jan de Lichte" (find it on Amazon)
Made by: menuet
Original language: Dutch (NL)
Spoken languages: French (FR), Dutch (NL)
Translated into 32 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Malay (MS), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian Nynorsk (NN), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/02/2020
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Горските бандити"
"Os Saqueadores"
"The Flemish Bandits"

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