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Bandi(2026)

Also known as Bandi Unter Geschwistern

Archived · Netflix

168 eps
S01
DramaCrime
ON AIR: APR 9Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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Bandi makes crime inseparable from sibling loyalty, with desperate choices shaped by grief and the fear of losing one another. Brothers and sisters depend on the same bonds that make their decisions painful: protecting the family can mean accepting the pull of gangster life. The drama is heartbreaking rather than detached, giving love and mutual dependence as much weight as the criminal story.

Dreamlike touches color the crowded island city of Martinique, adding a surreal texture to the family’s struggle to get by. Faith and mental health difficulties enter the sibling dynamic alongside their shared loss. Rather than treating crime as a series of separate incidents, the season follows one connected story built around family ties, moving toward a final twist.

Best for

heartbreaking family drama, sibling loyalty and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Crime

Commitment

Season 1 · 8 episodes

Where

Netflix

Official Premise

After their mother's death, a group of orphaned siblings in Martinique struggles to get by, driving some of them toward crime as a way to stay together.

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