# Paramount+ has unveiled an eight-part heist thriller based on the Belgian series De Dag.

*business · news · 2026-04-07 · Manchester Evening News*

## Key points

- Paramount+ is adapting the Belgian series De Dag into an eight-part heist thriller called The Day.
- The Day alternates episode perspectives between police negotiators and the criminals inside the bank.
- Minnie Driver stars as hostage negotiator Sylvia 'Vox' Voxley in the new adaptation.
- Dynamic Television will handle global distribution of The Day outside the UK and Ireland.

**Companies:** Paramount+
**Countries:** UK, Ireland, Belgium

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