Is Belgian drama the new Scandi-noir?
(The Guardian Belgium)

From `Desperate Housewives with a gun´ to the Flemish answer to Cracker ... Belgium´s fierce independence and creative wackiness is creating thrilling TVIn show business, acts struggling to make an impact in the UK were often sardonically described as `big in Belgium`, the joke depending on the small size and perceived irrelevance of the country stuck like sand between the pushy toes of France, the Netherlands and Germany. This year, though, Belgian television really is going to be big in Britain. Next month, Channel 4 will screen a huge hit from the tiny nation, 13 Commandments, in which a moralistic serial killer becomes a social media celebrity, as part of the network´s year-long season of Flemish-language drama.. Continue reading...