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Albert II

2013 · 1 season

A stately, slow-burning royal drama of private scandals and public duty, played with restrained tension and melancholy.

Created by
Frank van Mechelen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ruth Bastiaensen, Wim Lommaert, Lotte Mariën
Overview
Largely fictionalized, partly fictitious chapters from the life of the Belgian royal family during and around the reign of king Albert II. Besides his duties, including signing a more federal regime for the Belgian state, focus is on his marital troubles, illegal offspring and unruly sons. Albert's elder brother and predecessor Boudewijn I and his widow Fabiola also play a largely fictionalized part.

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Created by
Frank van Mechelen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ruth Bastiaensen, Wim Lommaert, Lotte Mariën
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • family
  • betrayal
  • politics
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Frank van Mechelen
Starring
Ruth Bastiaensen, Wim Lommaert, Lotte Mariën, Leah Thys, Stefaan Degand, Ruth Becquart, Kris Cuppens, Lucas Van den Eynde
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 55 min each
Network
VRT 1
Country
Belgium
Languages
Dutch

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