De Big Fuck-up

Synopsis

Belgium, the early 1980s. Jan Laureys wants to see the world and enjoy life, but reluctantly becomes a gendarme. His father, himself an officer in the gendarme, wants it that way. When Jan hears about the CDI, a new unit that will tackle drug criminals using American methods, he immediately applies. The CDI doesn't wear uniforms, so he can continue to parade around the barracks courtyard in his fashionable outfits. And so Jan meets Bob, an American DEA agent who comes to train the Belgian elite police force in American police techniques. After a major screw-up, the CDI loses a lot of money from the gendarme. To save face, they decide, on Bob's advice, to earn the money back by selling drugs themselves. As always, everything goes well... until it goes wrong. Especially for Jan.

First Air Date: 2025-10-30

Last Air Date: 2025-11-20

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Bas Adriaensen, Philippe De Schepper

Networks: Streamz

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Top Cast

Willem De Schryver as Jan Laureys
Koen De Bouw as Guy Laureys
Tibo Vandenborre as Franky
Koen De Graeve as Commandant Gratois
Tom van Dyck as Ferette
Natali Broods as Louise
Tom Vermeir as Vic
Dempsey Bovell as Jan Bob
Lien Joosten as N/A
Éric Godon as N/A

Seasons

Season 1 (2025)

Jan Laureys is a gendarme who doesn't want to be one. He has a history of drug abuse, which is why the head of his unit recruits him in the first place. But he takes advantage of the ethical derailment in his team to slack off. But for how long can you cut corners before it comes back to bite you?

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Tony Manero (2025-10-30)

The 1980s. Jan Laureys wants to enjoy life but is forced by his father to become a gendarme. He joins the CDI, a new agency that will combat drug trafficking using American methods.
Ep. 2: 1.500.000 BEF (2025-10-30)

Jan is enjoying his new, fast-paced life. There are casualties, but for now, he remains loyal to his colleagues Franky and Vic. He remains deaf to the sound advice of his family and his ex-girlfriend Cathy, an investigative journalist.
Ep. 3: Kizzmy Âss (2025-11-06)

Jan reconnects with his estranged mother. Meanwhile, seeking quick success, his team steals the investigation from a rival police department. Cathy begins an investigation into the activities of Jan and his colleagues.
Ep. 4: El Quimico (2025-11-13)

Franky and Vic discover that Cathy is investigating them. Jan realizes she's in danger and tries to protect her. Meanwhile, his mother rekindles an old family trauma. A team member is shot...
Ep. 5: Where is Chamoun? (2025-11-20)

Franky and Vic are becoming increasingly violent, the major has been lying to him for years, and Cathy threatens to expose everything. Jan realizes he has to leave before everything collapses, but that proves harder than expected.
Ep. 6: Golf Echo Mike Alpha Yankee Echo Lima (2025-11-27)

Jan wants to make one last move and then leave. But then he has to convince Cathy to wait a little longer before publishing her story. Just then, he runs into an opponent he'd briefly lost sight of...
Ep. 7: Everything Spick and Span New (2025-12-04)

Jan is forced to gather information against Vic and Franky. While stringing along his clients, he tries to find a way to escape. However, his colleagues realize he's betraying them.
Ep. 8: Episode 8 (2025-12-11)

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