Thieves of the Wood

Season

2020

6.8

In 18th-century Flanders a soldier-turned-bandit becomes a local hero as he leads the oppressed and downtrodden in a revolt against the corrupt aristocracy.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Episode #1.1

Flanders 1747. Jan De Lichte returns from the War of the Austrian Succession as a prisoner, accused of murder and desertion. He manages to escape and returns to his native region, where he finds a rough and divided world. The town, where Burgomaster Coffijn rules with an iron fist, bans all the riff-riff very indiscriminately. These exiles band together in a miserable camp in the woods. Jan's old mate Tincke is the leader. Meanwhile Baru, the new law enforcer, enters town.

S1 • E2

Episode #1.2

Héloïse meets a marriage candidate. Coffin works against Baru's reform of the city guard. Jan tells the Embo family that Emiel is dead, but withholds his deed.

S1 • E3

Episode #1.3

Tincke rescues an injured Jan from the hands of bounty hunters, but discovers the reward that has been promised for him. Coffijn involves partners in his road construction plans.

S1 • E4

Episode #1.4

The thieves discover the valuable cargo they've stolen in the stagecoach raid, but the incident provokes a violent backlash not even Baru can prevent.

S1 • E5

Episode #1.5

Baru receives valuable information from his spy, Anne-Marie. Héloïse fled with Jan and left her father behind. Iron Simon makes a proposal to Tincke.

S1 • E6

Episode #1.6

Héloïse returns home now that she knows the truth about her brother. Iron Simon offers Tincke a reward. Jan comes up with a plan to turn the tide.

S1 • E7

Episode #1.7

Baru is nominated aldermen of the city and welcomes Anne-Marie and her sister to his new home. Tincke wants to free Jan. Héloïse is preparing for the wedding with Nicolaï.

S1 • E8

Episode #1.8

One year later, an ailing Tincke has taken over a nightclub. Coffijn launches an ambitious new project. The town prepares for a holy procession.

S1 • E9

Episode #1.9

A miraculous return from the dead precedes the fulfillment of a curse. Nicolaï's mother discovers why Héloïse doesn't get pregnant. Anne-Marie repays a debt.

S1 • E10

Episode #1.10

The thieves celebrate their prosperity. Benoit Van Gelderhode swears to avenge Nicolaï's death. Baru succeeds Coffijn and forces Anne-Marie to make a choice.