Panenka

Two Summers is the latest fiction series by Panenka. The psychological thriller is currently available on VRT.nu & Eén, and will appear on Netflix this summer. The screenplay is written by Tom Lenaerts and Paul Baeten. After the international success of Over Water , they collaborate once more. Tom Lenaerts is also directing the series, together with Brecht Vanhoenacker. The production is managed by Kato Maes. The shooting days for Two Summers are already behind us.

Two Summers tells the story of a group of friends who get together thirty years after one of the group members died in a tragic accident while they were on holiday. What was supposed to be a relaxing vacation changes rapidly into a nightmare, when some of the friends are blackmailed with footage from that terrible week three decades ago.

The series' cast consists of some of Flanders' biggest names, such as Koen De Bouw, Kevin Janssens, Ruth Becquart, Inge Paulussen, Herwig Ilegems, An Miller, Sanne Samina Hanssen and Tom Vermeir. Their younger selves are portrayed by eight new up-and-coming talents: Tijmen Govaerts, Tine Roggeman, Felix Meyer, Lukas Bulteel, Vincent Van Sande, Louise Berger, Marieke Anthoni and Bjarne Devolder.

The first episode had over 51% marketshare and was very well received by the Flemish press. Some examples:

• De Morgen: "A series with the addictive qualities of a bag of paprika chips, which screams to be consumed in one huge binge"

• Het Laatste News: "Two Summers unfolds as an entertaining whodunit from the very beginning. This could turn out to be one of the best Flemish television series"

• Humo: "By no means, Two Summers was cozy. Highly topical all the more."

Info

• Network: VRT/één, Netflix
• Currently available on VRT.nu, later this year worldwide on Netflix
• International distribution: France TV Distribution
• With the support of the Belgian Tax Shelter and the French Tax Rebate for International Productions
• In cooperation with Année Zéro (Igor Auzépy and Stéphane Demoustier)