Thieves of the Wood

Thieves of the Wood is a 10-episode historical drama based on the life of the 18th-century outlaw leader Jan de Lichte, a native of Aalst in what is now Belgium. It became available to English/Spanish-speaking and Spanish-speaking viewers on Netflix in January 2020. It was first made available in Belgium on the Proximus television network and is now being broadcast on the public network by the VTM channel. The original title is De Bende van Jan de Lichte (the gang of Jan de Lichte).[1]

Thieves of the Wood
Genrehistorical drama
Written byLouis Paul Boon (novel)
Christophe Dirickx (screenplay)
Benjamin Sprengers (screenplay)
Directed byRobin Pront
Maarten Moerkerke
StarringMatteo Simoni
Stef Aerts
Country of origin Belgium
Original language(s)Dutch with some French and German
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Producer(s)Dirk Impens
Editor(s)Mathieu Depuydt
Camera setupDries Delputte
Production company(s)Menuet
Proximus
vtm
Release
Original networkVTM
External links
Website

Based on the 1957 novel De bende van Jan de Lichte by Louis Paul Boon, the series presents Jan de Lichte as not merely a highwayman but as a champion of the oppressed lower classes, a kind of Flemish Robin Hood. From 1740 to 1748, during the War of the Austrian Succession, Jan de Lichte ravaged the countryside in the vicinity of Aalst.[2][3]

The series was adapted for television by Christophe Dirickx and Benjamin Sprengers and is directed by Robin Pront and Maarten Moerkerke.[4] Filming took place in the fall of 2016 and the winter and spring of 2017. There was a lot of filming in the Kluisbos forest in Kluisbergen but also a few days in March 2017 at the market in Veurne and in Wulveringem at Beauvoorde Castle. There was also filming on Hasselbroekstraat and Kasteelstraat in Gingelom, in Bokrijk park, at Gravensteen castle, and in the Sahara nature preserve in Lommel.

Cast
Character Thieves of the Wood
Jan de Lichte Matteo Simoni
Tincke Stef Aerts
Héloise Charlotte Timmers
De Schoen Anemone Valcke
Meyvis Rik Willems
Vagenende, magician Iwein Segers
Baru, bailiff Tom Van Dyck
Nicolaï Van Gelderhode Rik Verheye
Ruth Beeckmans
Mathijs Scheepers
Michael Vergauwen
Anne-Marie Anne-Laure Vandeputte
Marieke Sofie De Brée
Jeroen Perceval
Inge Paulussen
Manou Kersting
Greet Verstraete
Peter De Graef
Tibo Vandenborre
Ludo Hoogmartens
Tom Vermeir
Le Houcke Arnaud Lorent

References
  1. Thieves of the wood, Rotten Tomatoes
  2. Kluisbos decor voor prestigereeks De Bende van Jan de Lichte, frontview-magazine.be, 28 oktober 2016
  3. Hart, Daniel (January 2, 2020). "Thieves of the Wood Season 1 Review: The Flemish Bandits".
  4. Matteo Simoni en Stef Aerts in nieuwe prestigereeks 'De Bende van Jan De Lichte', vtm.be, 27 oktober 2016
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