Soil: Plot, Cast, Trailer, Release Date, and More!

To revamp the family business, a young entrepreneur sets up a bold yet risky plan of importing soil from Morocco to bury his community’s deceased after he takes over his father’s company. Netflix has revealed the new official trailer for a series titled Soil, made in and produced in Belgium. But it is primarily about a Moroccan community in the country.

Should you watch it? Would it be worth your time? Lets read more to find out!

Soil: Plot and Cast!

Here’s the setup for this dark comedy series: If a Muslim person passes away in Belgium, he burdens his relatives with a delicate dilemma: “Do we bury him here or in his native country?”

Ishmael, better known as “Smile”, has devised a solution: “What if we import soil from Morocco into Belgium to bury our deceased?” But without realizing it, he’s opening Pandora’s ‘coffin’.

This series originally premiered on TV in Belgium last year and is coming to Netflix soon for everyone else to watch.

The main cast includes actors Yassine Ouaich, Charlotte De Bruyne, Barbara Sarafian, Tom Vermeir, Saïd Boumazoughe, Mourade Zeguendi, Ahlaam Teghadouini, Dries Heyneman, Ward Kerremans, Emilie De Roo ,Wannes Cappelle, Peter Van Den Eede and Mehdi Lamrini.

Soil, originally known as Grond in Dutch, features episodes directed by filmmakers Mathieu Mortelmans & Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah. With writing by Zouzou Ben Chikha, Wannes Cappelle, and Dries Heyneman.

Soil is produced by Gent-based outfit Lumière after being commissioned by VIER (SBS), and it’s made in collaboration with Netflix and Telenet.

Soil: Release Date and Trailer!

Check out the trailer below:

This new Belgian series has set to hit on Netflix on 17th March 2022. It has a total of 8 episodes. Moreover, it is regarded as one of the best series coming out from Belgium. So, you better watch out for this dark comedy series.