Amsterdam Empire is a 2025 Dutch crime drama television series created by Nico Moolenaar, Piet Matthys and Bart Uytdenhouwen. The series stars Famke Janssen and Jacob Derwig in the lead roles. It premiered on Netflix on 30 October 2025.
Contents
Premise
With her marriage on the brink of collapse, a former pop star threatens to expose the dark secrets of her coffee-shop mogul husband.
Cast
Famke Janssen as Betty Jonkers
Jacob Derwig as Jack van Doorn
Elise Schaap as Marjolein Hofman
Jade Olieberg as Katja van Doorn
Yannick van de Velde as Erik Ketels
Jesse Mensah as Patrick van Doorn
Production
The seven-part series was created by Nico Moolenaar, Bart Uytdenhouwen and Piet Matthys. It stars Famke Janssen and Jacob Derwig, alongside Elise Schaap, Jade Olieberg, Yannick van de Velde and Jesse Mensah. Janssen also serves as an executive producer. The series was directed by Jonas Govaerts and produced by Pupkin Film in collaboration with A Team Productions.
For the series, Famke Janssen collaborated with Netherlands-based musician Palmbomen to record the song Forever Pour Toujours, released through Netflix music, with accompanying music video.
Release
Amsterdam Empire premiered globally on Netflix on 30 October 2025.