Juliet is a Belgian television crime drama, which was broadcast from 3 March 2024 on VRT 1. It was created by Roel Mondelaers and Hilde Vandermeeren with all six episodes directed by . Screenplays were written by Mondelaers, Vandermeeren, Tyche Beyens, Rik DâÂÂhiet and Wouter Van Haver. The titular character, a police detective. is portrayed by . She returns to De Haan upon the death of her estranged father. While searching for a foster family for her niece, Chloë (Amber Naert), Juliet is assisted by local policeman Jamal () in investigating serious crimes.
Plot
After her father, Herman dies in De Haan, Juliet, a police detective based in Brussels, returns home to sort out his estate. Her brother Danny has long been estranged and Danny's fourteen-year-old daughter Chloë, was largely raised by Herman. Juliet is temporarily seconded to the local Mid-coast Crime Unit where she teams up with Jamal. Believing herself to be without parental qualities, Juliet expects to return to her social life in Brussels and starts looking for a foster family for her niece Chloë.
Cast and characters
- as Juliet Dumon: Brussels-based police detective, Chloë's aunt, temporarily seconded to De Haan
- as Jamal Haout: De Haan-based, Mid-coast Crime Unit detective
- Amber Naert as Chloë Dumon: 14-year-old schoolgirl, Juliet's niece, Danny's daughter, raised by her grandfather. Dates "Viktor". Deserted by Danny.
- Nicki von Tempelhoff as Klaus Fiedler: Dumon family's friend
- as Conny Lefever: Mid-coast Crime Unit superintendent, Jamal's boss
- Mil Sinaeve as Nico: Mid-coast Crime Unit IT expert
- as Trix: Herman's wife, Juliet and Danny's mother; singer in band; died 16 years ago
- Giulia De Smet as Juliet 17 jaar (English: 17 years old): left home after Trix' death
- Arend Pinoy as Jonas: Juliet's ex-boyfriend
- Salomé Crickx as Céline: Juliet's Brussels-based colleague
- Mila Peelman as Juliet 8 jaar (English: 8 years old)
- as Herman Dumon: Juliet and Danny's father, raised Chloë. Owned unprofitable antique shop
- Maarten Ketels as Danny Dumon: Juliet's brother, Chloë's father, long-term drug user
- Greg Timmermans as Serge Vantorre: holiday park receptionist, Roland's son, thief
- Wennie De Ruyck as Vader Colpaert: digger machine operator, Amber's father, Tania's ex-husband
- Ikram Aoulad as Meyrem Yildiz: television presenter, assault victim, she's been stalked
- Abbas Fasaei as Saïd Fitouri: Cosy Living (furniture business) owner, Freya's husband
- as Tania Colpaert: Amber's mother, Vader's ex-wife
- Emilie De Roo as Karolien Timmers: Meyrem's sailing friend
- Jul Goossens as Danny 16 jaar (English: 16 years old): Juliet's younger brother, guitarist
- Ben Segers as Carlo Lybaert: Cosy Living employee, Amira's husband
- Piet De Praitere as Koen Delrue: Fleur's father
- Dries Heyneman as Gert Dossche: owns holiday home, neighbouring Meyrem; complainant against Meyrem
- Amara Reta as Amira Fitouri: Saïd's sister, Lia's mother
- Aaron Roggeman as Alex Van Dooren ( "Amigo", "Viktor"): 20-year-old, dates underage girls blackmails them into prostitution
- Frederika Del Nero as Evelien: Saïd's sister-in-law
- Tanya Zabarylo as Freya: Evelien's sister, Cosy Living owner
- Dirk van Dijck as Roland Vantorre: holiday park caretaker, Serge's father
Production
Juliet was filmed from October 2022 to January 2023 in the central coast town of De Haan. The Belle ÃÂpoque villa, which is used as Juliet and Chloé's residence is Villa Ma Normandie, located on the seafront. The Norman-style villa was built in the late 1920s. The police station in the series is actually De Haan's town hall.
Episode guide
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