This exquisite “we dunnit” crime-comedy series masterfully walks the tightrope between “black” and “humor” as it draws us into the lives of the Goethals sisters. Their close bonds have frayed since their fifth sister’s marriage. To remedy this, they plot the murder of their brother-in-law, Jean-Claude, a pain in the ass just asking to be killed. The sisters devise a host of ingenious strategies; but while planning a murder is easy, committing it is another story... As the women soldier on, they discover that they may not be the only ones who want him dead. Jean-Claude’s eventual death then attracts the attention of two insurance agents, the brothers Dewitt, who delve deeply into the private lives of the sisters. The only way they can rightfully refuse to pay out Jean-Claude’s life insurance – and save their business – is to prove that he didn’t die of natural causes. Once the brothers have caught on to the women, it’s up to the sisters to outwit the Dewitts and get away with murder.
The Out-Laws was broadcast on SBS ONE at Monday 3 July 2017, 14:00.