The French crime thriller, Braqueurs, is back with a brand-new season after a gap of two years. After gaining huge viewership, and leaving the first season on a cliffhanger, the producers of the French series had to officially bring back a new season to answer the curiosity of the audience. The plot and performances in the first season of the show garnered good reviews from the audience.
Braqueurs: La Serie, also known as Ganglands in English, is based on a 2015 film with the same name, Braqueurs, directed by Julien Leclercq. Braqueurs: La Serie is a French crime thriller directed by Hamid Hlioua and Julien Leclercq. The series stars some very talented actors, which include Sami Bouajila, Tracy Gotoas, Samuel Jouy, Nabiha Akkari, Sofia Lesaffre, Salim Kechiouche, Noureddine Farihi, Geert Van Rampelberg, Bakary Diombera, and several other talents.
The first season of Braqueurs premiered on September 24, 2021. It consisted of six episodes. The narrative of the French series revolves around a professional robber and his apprentice thieves who all get caught up in a violent turf battle between drug dealers.
So, before the launch of the Braqueurs season 2, let us have a quick recap of the first season so that we can all catch up on the story. Keep reading, to also find out about the plot of the second season along with the release date and the streaming guide.
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Braqueurs (Ganglands) Season 1: Summary
An elite mercenary group led by Mehdi Belhadj steals gold bricks from an unknown group. Shainez, Mehdi’s niece, and Liana, her girlfriend, break into a hotel while pretending like escorts to rob a customer of money but instead stole cocaine. After this accidental incident, Shainez goes to her friend to turn the drugs into cash to avoid any sort of problems.
Meanwhile, the man in the hotel reports the incident to Saber, the Moroccan drug lord. The trader is threatened with getting his consignment back at all costs by the drug lord. A few masked men soon after kidnap Shainez from her home. Shainez’s mother, Anissa blames Mehdi for the mess.
After a while, Mehdi sees Saber’s heroin dealer loitering outside Anissa’s house, and through him, gets in touch with Saber. In exchange for his eight kilograms of stolen cocaine, he agrees to leave Shainez. But, Modi, who intended to sell the drugs, is ransacked by his clever cousins.
In between all this chaos, another drug lord, Chris de Wit, alerts Saber’s adopted cousin, Sofia, about Saber’s illegal coke dealing in his territory as Mehdi deals with two gangs. Mehdi is trying to safeguard his niece, Shainez when a brawl breaks out between the rival groups, which prompts Mehdi to engage in an inevitable turf battle.
After a brutal battle, Chris de Wit’s 300 kilograms of cocaine were taken by Mehdi and his mercenaries, who then contacted Saber to arrange delivery. Saber’s right-hand tries to shoot Mehdi during the exchange. Even though the mercenaries kill Saber’s men, they deliver the consignment to Saber as agreed. Mehdi saves his niece and hides her in his safe house in the woods.
After learning she was expecting a daughter, Sofia decided to prevent her from raising her in a world where Hassan Djebli exists. She devised a strategy to pit Chris against Hassan and finally get rid of him.
After many unplanned incidents, Hassan killed Saber, Hassan’s son. In the end, Chris’ hotel room was raided by Liana, Tony, and their punk group, who threatened him to stay away from the business. As soon as Liana left, the police broke into Chris’ hotel.
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Braqueurs (Ganglands) Season 2: Plot
The plot of Braqueurs season 2 is not yet clearly disclosed. From the teaser of Season 2, we can say that after the incidents that took place in season 1, Liana and Mehdi are attempting to escape from Belgium. But it appears that they are once more drawn into the drama of the Belgian drug trade and even made to cooperate with old rivals.
There are still some unanswered questions from the first season, hopefully, this season will have the answer to those.
Braqueurs (Ganglands) Season 2 Release Date
Braqueurs Season 2 premieres on February 17, 2023, at midnight. Like season 1, this season will also have 6 episodes. The episode schedule for the series is as follows:
- Episode 1: February 17, 2023.
- Episode 2: February 17, 2023.
- Episode 3: February 17, 2023.
- Episode 4: February 17, 2023.
- Episode 5: February 17, 2023.
- Episode 6: February 17, 2023.
Braqueurs (Ganglands) Season 2 Streaming Guide
You can watch all the episodes of Braqueurs Season 2 on Netflix. With a minimum subscription of Rs. 199/ month, you can access all the content on the streaming app.
