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Penoza

2010–2017 · 5 seasons

A slow-burning, tense crime drama that pulls you into a grim world of family loyalty and moral compromise, demanding close attention.

Overview
Carmen, the daughter of a notorious Amsterdam drug lord, reluctantly takes charge of the family's smuggling business in order to clear her husband's debts.
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  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • family
  • power
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Diederik Van Rooijen
Written by
Bastiaan Kroeger, Luuk van Bemmelen, Pieter Bart Korthuis, Pieter Bart Korthuis
Starring
Thomas Acda, Monic Hendrickx, Sigrid ten Napel, Stijn Taverne, Niels Gomperts, Loek Peters, Olga Zuiderhoek, Raymond Thiry
Length
5 seasons, 48 episodes, 50 min each
Network
NPO 3, NPO 1
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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