Amsterdam Empire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jack van Doorn, the rich and notorious founder of the coffee shop empire Jackal, has had to fight his entire career against criminals, competitors, and absurd Dutch laws to become the biggest of them all. When his affair with a well-known journalist comes to light, it turns out that his most dangerous enemy has been living under his roof all this time: his betrayed wife, Betty, an ex-pop diva who knows all his weak spots and secrets and will not rest until she has taken everything from him. 

Amsterdam Empire is an extravagant crime drama full of glamour and grime at the heart of the Amsterdam cannabis scene.

Series details

• Title: Amsterdam Empire
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Dutch
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2025-10-30
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 44 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6/10
• TVMaze ID: 80743
• IMDb ID: tt31835154
• TVDB ID: 447836

Cast and credited roles

• Famke Janssen — Betty Jonkers
• Jacob Derwig — Jack van Doorn
• Elise Schaap — Marjolein Hofman
• Jade Olieberg — Katja van Doorn
• Jesse Mensah — Patrick van Doorn
• Yannick van de Velde — Erik Ketels
• Romana Vrede — Shanti Thea Boldewijn
• Victor Löw — Roy 'Bolle' Brugmans

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-10-30; final listed air date 2025-10-30; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Amsterdam Empire on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.