Rough Diamonds follows one of the biggest families in Belgium’s diamond trade. After the family’s youngest son, Yanki, dies by suicide, his brother, Noah — who abandoned his Hasidic community and moved to London — returns home to Antwerp. When he learns his supposedly successful family is on the brink of collapse after a shady deal gone wrong, Noah takes matters into his own hands and ends up deep in the seedy underbelly of the business. The series was co-created by director Rotem Shamir and writer Yuval Yefet (Fauda).

When will Rough Diamonds be released?

Stream it now. 

Where can I find the trailer for Rough Diamonds?

Watch the trailer below.

Rough Diamonds trailer

Photo credit Nyk Dekeyser/Netflix

Who’s in Rough Diamonds?

• Kevin Janssens (Close, Two Summers) as Noah
• Ini Massez (Familie) as Adina
• Robbie Cleirin (The Broken Circle Breakdown) as Eli
• Yona Elian-Keshet (Sabri Maranan) as Sarah
• Jereon Van der Ven (Undercover) as Benny
• Marie Vinck (Ritual) as Gila
• Els Dottermans (De Luizenmoeder) as Jo
• Tine Joustra (Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard) as Kerra
• Casper Knopf (Halo) as Tommy
• Vincent Van Sande (Two Summers) as Yanki

What happens in Rough Diamonds?

Set in Antwerp’s Hasidic community, the thriller follows Noah as he returns to Belgium with his young son, Tommy, 15 years after leaving Orthodoxy. Noah investigates what led to his brother’s suicide while attempting to pick up the pieces of his family’s failing business. In the process, he clashes with them and struggles to find a way out of the shady dealings they’ve fallen into. 

Where does Rough Diamonds take place?

The series is set in Antwerp, Belgium, in the city’s Diamond Quarter — aka the diamond capital of the world.