Cecilia Verheyden

Director, also writer · Born September 21, 1985 (41) · Ghent, Belgium

Cecilia Verheyden (°1985) is a well known and experienced director of successful film and television series. In Belgium, her home country, Verheyden directed several episodes of the comedy show What If? (Emmy Award - 2014), and she showrunned and directed the first season of the most popular Flemish web series to date, wtFOCK. She also directed the feature film Behind The Clouds (2016), which became a huge box office success in Belgian theaters. Verheyden has been making her mark internationally as well. She directed the hit series Undercover S2 (2020, Netflix, Eén); as well as its spin-off feature film Ferry (2021, Netflix). She also co-directed and showrunned the series Rough Diamonds (2023, Netflix, Eén). In 2025, Verheyden's third feature film Skiff was released, which she co-wrote with Vincent Vanneste. The film was produced by Mirage, a Brussels-based production company. Following its premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, the film travels around the world and is released in cinemas across Europe (Belgium, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands etc.).

What are Cecilia Verheyden's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

44%

Self

30%

Survival

14%

Society

13%

Family bonds3 Identity2 Survival2 Community2 Romantic love2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Melancholic

3

Dread

2

Cold

1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 Thought-provoking2 Unsettling2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cecilia Verheyden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Cecilia Verheyden's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

Skiff(2025)
Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Malditos(2025)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
Rough Diamonds(2023)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Ferry(2021)
Director
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Undercover(2019)
Show 5 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
wtFOCK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 12 episodes · Director
Love Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 13 episodes · Director
Behind the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director
Vriendinnen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 10 episodes · Director
De brand van Leuven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director
Robyn O. (14) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Director
What If? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 30 episodes · Director
Vermist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 8 episodes · Director
Ou Quoi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Director