You won't hear me claim "Undercover" is the best television series ever made in these parts of the world (Belgium/Netherlands), but thanks to the immense success on Netflix, it very fast became the most popular and internationally acclaimed series to originate from here. Thus far there have been three seasons, but I don't think there'll be a fourth. You never know, of course. Every new season instantly became more popular that the one before, but only the first season was (albeit loosely) based on a true story.
In the first season, UCAs Bob Lemmens and Kim De Rooij infiltrate in a camping ground community from where the notorious XTC drug-lord Ferry Bouman operates. In season 2, and whilst testifying at the trial of Bouman, Bob must find a way into a rodeo bar/horse riding school to unravel the automatic weapon smuggling business of two brothers. In the third and last series, Bob reluctantly needs the cooperation of freshly released Ferry Bouman to worm into the large-scaled Turkish drugs' network.
The above is naturally just a very high-level summary. Every season contains a lot of plot twists, intrigues, red herrings, and cliffhangers. UCA Bob Lemmens and his direct superiors often balance on a very thin line between what is juridically acceptable and what is illegal as well, and the agents have to make a lot of personal sacrifices, too. "Undercover" is very exhilarating and meticulously well-scripted, but admittedly you also need a fairly large dose of suspension of disbelief. Notably the speed of certain police decisions is incredibly implausible, knowing the ineffectiveness of the justice system in this country. But hey, you'll gladly overlook these and several other little flaws, because there's plenty of good action, suspense, thrills, great locations, stellar performances and impressive stunt work.
In the first season, UCAs Bob Lemmens and Kim De Rooij infiltrate in a camping ground community from where the notorious XTC drug-lord Ferry Bouman operates. In season 2, and whilst testifying at the trial of Bouman, Bob must find a way into a rodeo bar/horse riding school to unravel the automatic weapon smuggling business of two brothers. In the third and last series, Bob reluctantly needs the cooperation of freshly released Ferry Bouman to worm into the large-scaled Turkish drugs' network.
The above is naturally just a very high-level summary. Every season contains a lot of plot twists, intrigues, red herrings, and cliffhangers. UCA Bob Lemmens and his direct superiors often balance on a very thin line between what is juridically acceptable and what is illegal as well, and the agents have to make a lot of personal sacrifices, too. "Undercover" is very exhilarating and meticulously well-scripted, but admittedly you also need a fairly large dose of suspension of disbelief. Notably the speed of certain police decisions is incredibly implausible, knowing the ineffectiveness of the justice system in this country. But hey, you'll gladly overlook these and several other little flaws, because there's plenty of good action, suspense, thrills, great locations, stellar performances and impressive stunt work.