Penoza
Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 10/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 9/10Family sagaBonds and fractures across generations of one family.This show: 8/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 7/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Monic HendrickxSigrid ten NapelStijn TaverneNiels GompertsOlga ZuiderhoekLoek Peters
Starring
Monic HendrickxSigrid ten NapelStijn TaverneNiels GompertsOlga ZuiderhoekLoek Peters
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Penoza Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | |||
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | |
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | |
| S4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | |
| S5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
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About
"A mother's quiet, terrifying descent into crime"
After her husband is murdered, a Dutch housewife discovers he was running a criminal empire, and she is forced to step into his shoes to protect her family and pay off his debts. What follows is a tense, slow-building crime drama that trades flashy violence for domestic dread and moral compromise. The pace is deliberate, more interested in how an ordinary woman hardens into something else than in shootouts, and the family dynamics carry as much weight as the underworld plotting.
Watch it for
the slow transformation of an ordinary woman into a hardened criminal operator.
Maybe skip if
you want fast-paced action rather than a patient, character-driven family drama.
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All Seasons
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Season 12010
8.162086h 22m
Carmen, the daughter of a notorious Amsterdam drug lord, reluctantly takes charge of the family's smuggling business in order to clear her husband's debts.
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Season 22012
8.1597107h 2m
After the trauma of losing her husband and being caught up in her family's illicit affairs, all Carmen wants is to do is lead an anonymous life and protect her children. But it seems that her past in Amsterdam is determined to catch up with her...
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Season 32013
8.1551107h 40m
Carmen's drug trade operation with Rosales is going smoothly and she doesn't seem to have a thing to worry about. Life is so good, she even starts thinking about early retirement so she can spend more time with her family and dreams of returning to the legitimate world. But when a competitor threatens her territory, there is nothing else she can do but get back in the game.
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Season 42015
8.2584107h 43m
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Season 52017
8.22K107h 14m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Monic Hendrickx Carmen van Walraven-de Rue
Sigrid ten Napel Natalie van Walraven
Stijn Taverne Boris van Walraven
Niels Gomperts Lucien van Walraven
Olga Zuiderhoek Fiep Homoet
Loek Peters Berry Reitens
Raymond Thiry Nicolaas Luther
Hajo Bruins Jim Leeflang
Medina Schuurman Sandrina Breusink-Ritchie
Gijs Naber Lucas 'Storm' Albema
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