Black-out

fiction drama ,  crime

1 season | 10 episodes | 45 min

available as ready made

A nuclear plant in Belgium gets sabotaged during winter, and causes a nation-wide black-out. The Belgian power grid is down and the nation relies on prime minister, Annemie Hillebrand, the first female prime minister, to handle this crisis. What nobody knows, but we do, is that moments before the black-out she received footage of her daughter Elke who appears to be held captive. The video comes with a message: “If the lights turn back on, your daughter dies.” From that moment on, the clock starts ticking and Annemie is trapped between her sense of duty and the love for her daughter.
 

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Details

Original title

Black-out

Genre

Political thriller

First broadcast

Nov 22, 2020

Production company

Jonnydepony

Producer(s)

Helen Perquy & Philippe De Schepper

Director(s)

Joël Vanhoebrouck

Writer(s)

Philippe De Schepper, Bas Adriaensen & Geert Verbanck

Cast

Sara De Roo & Geert Van Rampelberg

Licensed by

Streamz - Flanders

The Netherlands

Australia

US

Canada

Award(s)

Audience award pitch drama series C21 (win)

Seiencamp (Germany) (nomination)

Serial killer (Czech Republic) (screening 'International panorama')