1985

About 1985

In the turbulent 1980s, friends Marc and Franky, and his sister Vicky, move to Brussels for a career with the Gendarmerie. Soon the three young people are sucked into a spiral of crimes that are attributed to the so-called "Bende van Nijvel" gang.

1985 is a crime series made for VRT 1 and La Une. Its one season of 8 episodes was broadcast from January 2023 to March 2023.

Tijmen Govaerts leads the cast as Marc De Vuyst, Aimé Claeys as Franky Verhellen, Mona Mina Leon as Vicky Verhellen, and Tom Vermeir as Adjudant Guy Goffinard. It was produced by VRT. It is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under 80s style, 1980s, history, and bende van nijvel.

Chernobyl, Narcos, and Narcos: Mexico make useful companions to 1985. It carries a TV-14 rating.