Under Suspicion: Uncovering the Wesphael Case

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Under Suspicion: Uncovering the Wesphael Case
Genre Crime Drama
Created by
  • Georges Huercano
  • Pascal Vrebos
Directed byAlain Brunard
Starring
  • Nadine Pirotton
  • Bernard Sohet
  • Bernard Wesphael
Country of originBelgium
Original languages
  • English
  • French
No. of series1
No. of episodes5
Original release
Network RTL-TVI/Belgium
Release17 March 2021 (2021-03-17)

Under Suspicion: Uncovering the Wesphael Case is a Belgian crime drama television serial directed by Alain Brunard, created by Georges Huercano and Pascal Vrebos and starring Nadine Pirotton, Bernard Sohet and Bernard Wesphael. The five-part limited series is a co-production between RTL-TVI, Belgium and Netflix. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Under Suspicion: Uncovering The Wesphael Case' On Netflix, A Docuseries About A Belgian Politician On Trial For Killing His Wife". Decider. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. "'Under Suspicion: Uncovering the Wesphael Case': proof that Netflix's true crime strategy needs refining?". NME. Retrieved 1 March 2022.