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TV Shows & Series: Best TV Shows/Series in Dutch(Nederlands)

Dutch (endonym: Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts]) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives English and German. Afrikaans is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible sister language of modern Dutch, and a daughter language of an earlier form of Dutch. It is spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (as one of the official languages, although not legally enshrined in the constitution) and about 60% of the population of Belgium (as one of three official languages) speak Dutch. Outside the Low Countries, Dutch is the native language of the majority of the population of the South American country of Suriname, a former Dutch colony, where it also holds an official status, as it does in the Caribbean island countries of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, which are constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Up to half a million native speak... ()

Dutch is spoken in Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Aruba, Suriname, Curaçao and Sint Maarten and 842 TV shows/series (between 1955 and 2024) with this language have been recorded so far. Most of these TV shows/series were shot in Netherlands (504). Popular genres for Dutch TV shows/series are Drama (287), Comedy (206) and Documentary (115). Lang Leve de Liefde (2020-), Flikken Maastricht (2007-), Big Brother (2021-), Dit Was Het Nieuws (1996-) and De Wereld Draait Door (2005-) are among the best known & most successful Dutch TV shows/series.


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Lang Leve de Liefde(2020-)

30min per episode | Reality-TV
3.0/5 (with 0 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -

Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden(1990-)

30min per episode | Soap / Telenovela
2.0/5 (with 7 votes)

Goede tijden, slechte tijden, also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, revolving around the lives of the families Alberts, Sanders, De Jong, Van Houten and Bouwhuis. It all takes place in the fictional town of Meerdijk.

Spoed(2000-2008)

1h per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Spoed is a Belgian action drama TV series produced in the Dutch language in Belgium since 2000. The series is also shown on both Flemish/Belgian TV and Dutch TV. The series is directed by Johan Thiels and Guy Thys. The series has produced 217 episodes to date. It may be compared to the American TV programs ER or Chicago Hope.

De Slimste Mens(2012-)

40min per episode | Comedy
4.3/5 (with 1 vote)

A quizshow presented by Philip Freriks and one-man jury Maarten van Rossum.

First Dates NL(2015-)

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

Familie(1991-)

25min per episode | Soap / Telenovela
3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

'Familie' is the longest running Belgian soap opera. The Van den Bossches originally had an electronics company, later a holding company that included a clothing chain and a sandwich shop. In the meantime, we closely follow the personal lives of the Van den Bossches and their entourage. Grandma Anna and all her children and grandchildren have been through a lot over time and it doesn't look like their lives will become calmer any time soon.

Zone Stad(2003-2013)

50min per episode | Drama
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Zone Stad is a Flemish-Belgian TV series about a police-department located in Antwerp. In the series, police officers solve various crimes, which are shown as realistically as possible.

De Wereld Draait Door(2005-)

50min per episode | Talk-Show
2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

Talk show hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk containing a mixture of news, information, television bloopers and general entertainment.

Thuis(1995-)

25min per episode | Soap / Telenovela
2.7/5 (with 4 votes)

The Bomans, Bastiaens, Verbeeck, and de Grote families must navigate personal and romantic relationships while dealing with the challenges of their daily lives.

The Voice van Vlaanderen(2011-)

1h 45min per episode | Reality-TV

The Voice van Vlaanderen is a Belgian reality singing competition for the Flemish part of Belgium, and which is part of the franchise that started in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland. It kicked-off on November 25, 2011 on VTM, shortly before the francophone Belgian variant The Voice Belgique went on air. A second season of The Voice van Vlaanderen for the 2012-13 season has started. One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.

StartUp(2014)

25min per episode | Drama, Soap / Telenovela

Fifteen young ambitious people are all working together in an empty building, some also live there. They try to achieve the same goal: having a selfmade business. Despite having the same goal, they're different people with different opinions about how to reach their goal. One of them is Sterre de Vries, who initiated the whole thing. Her father (Bert de Vries) is the owner of the building. It's all there: ambitions, arguments, secrets, intrigues, friendship, family ties, romance, lust.

Directed by Michiel Geijskes, Jorkos Damen - With Sanne Langelaar

De Ideale Wereld(2013-)

4.3/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

Directed by Jan Eelen
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Baantjer(1995-2006)

1h per episode | Crime
3.9/5 (with 7 votes)

Baantjer is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor Reinier as Dick Vledder, his helper. The series is based on the novels of writer A. C. Baantjer. In 1999, RTL 4 broadcast the television film Baantjer, de film: De Cock en de wraak zonder einde because of the tenth anniversary of the network.

Flikken Rotterdam(2016-)

50min per episode | Crime
3.9/5 (with 5 votes)

Flikken Rotterdam takes place in Rotterdam, and is after Flikken Maastricht the second Dutch spin-off of the Flemish show Flikken.

Pauw & Witteman(2006-2010)

50min per episode
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Pauw & Witteman is a Dutch late-night talk show, hosted by Jeroen Pauw en Paul Witteman. It is generally focused on current affairs and politics. It is broadcast every weekday at 11 pm on Nederland 1. It is produced by Dutch public broadcasters NPS and VARA. During summer Pauw & Witteman are replaced by Knevel & Van de Brink, a talk show hosted by Andries Knevel and Thijs van den Brink, produced by the dutch evangelical broadcasting company, the EO.

Dit Was Het Nieuws(1996-)

30min per episode
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Dit was het nieuws is a Dutch television program of RTL4, wherein two teams give a satirical account of the previous week's news. The program has the form of a game show in which two teams, each with a team leader and weekly guest, compete against each other. The scoring is not serious; after the first round, for instance, the score is always 4-4.

Witse(2004-2016)

1h 10min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime, Mystery
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Witse is a Dutch language crime drama produced by Belgian broadcaster VRT and broadcast on their één channel. It is also shown on BVN. First broadcast in 2004, as of 2010 the programme comprises eight series with a ninth and final series planned for 2012. It stars Hubert Damen as the eponymous Witse, a driven inspector in the Belgian federal police based in Halle. It is one of the most popular Flemish television programmes with some 1.6 million viewers. There are also Witse books. The first three were based on the last two episodes of each season, but since 2010 every six months a brand new story is published, written and invented by established Belgian writers, as Bob Van Laerhoven and Bart Van Lierde. The music for Witse is composed by Steve Willaert.

With Hubert Damen, Isabelle Van Hecke

Oppassen!!!(1991-2003)

20min per episode | Comedy
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Sitcom about two grandfathers taking care of their grandchildren, so their children can focus on their careers.

Directed by Nico Knapper - With Coen Flink

Dokter Tinus(2012-2017)

FSK: 0+ years
| 45min per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 3 votes)

A successful vascular surgeon is suddenly confronted with a blood phobia, making it impossible for him to exercise his job in the hospital. He moves from the capital to the countryside to work as the GP of a village where he only knows his aunt. His predecessor was well liked, so his new community is less than welcoming. The empathic capabilities of the doctor leaves much to be desired, making it even harder for him to win his place in the close-knit community.

Directed by André van Duren - With Thom Hoffman, Wil van der Meer

The Voice of Holland(2010-2022)

2h per episode
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

Dutch reality singing competition where four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.

Godforsaken True Killers(2011-)

50min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

With Wil van der Meer

Arcadia(2023-)

48min per episode | Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

Following a major catastrophe, a new society, Arcadia, is born. Resources have become scarce and a point system, known as the Citizen Score, is introduced. It determines what you can and may do and what a citizen is entitled to.

Love Island(2019-)

50min per episode | Reality-TV
3.6/5 (with 7 votes)

The Dutch/Flemish version of Love Island will see a stunning cast engage in the ultimate game of love, as they land in a sunshine paradise in search of passion and romance. Each of the glamorous contestants will live like celebrities in a luxury villa, but in order to stay there they will not only have to win over the hearts of each other, but also the hearts of the viewers. Can true love win out on Love Island or is it all a game?

Flodder(1993-1998)

FSK: 6+ years
| 30min per episode | Comedy, Crime, Kids & Family
3.7/5 (with 7 votes)

The misadventures of the anti-social Flodder family living in a upscale suburban neighborhood.

Directed by Dick Maas - With Nelly Frijda, Dieter Jansen

Weet Ik Veel(2013-)

4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

Flikken Maastricht(2007-)

FSK: 12+ years
| 50min per episode | Crime, Action & Adventure
3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

Former Amsterdam police detective Floris Wolfs has been transferred to the police department of the south-Dutch country town Maastricht. His metropolitan experience nicely complements the local expertise of his new country colleagues, who know the folks. Slowly he fits in, while solving countless crimes together with his female partner Eva van Dongen.

Hoodie(2020-2022)

12min per episode | Kids & Family, Crime, Action & Adventure
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Since his parents' divorce, Pieter has lived a low-profile life during the day as an unathletic and unremarkable schoolboy. But unbeknown to his overanxious mother, Pieter sneaks outside at night to do incredibly cool parkour jumps in another neighbourhood, along with his parkour mentor and best friend Sefu. When Pieter’s mother - a local police officer - becomes overloaded with work thanks to the rising crime rate, Pieter decides to use his secret talent to become Hoodie: a mysterious hero who protects the Brussels neighbourhood 'Vrijbeek', with the help of three other local youths who have discovered his secret. The loner suddenly has three friends and Team Hoodie is born...

Directed by Anthony Nti, Senne Dehandschutter - With Ahlaam Teghadouini, Maarten Cop, Jan Fonteyn, Inge Paulussen, Nadia Abdelouafi, Lotte Stevens, ...

NOS Studio Voetbal(2002-)

0.3/5 (with 1 vote)

- No description / details available yet. -

Best Friends(2007-)

12min per episode | Comedy, Drama, Soap / Telenovela
2.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Best Friends follows the life of a group of friends at their high school ‘Spangalis College’. Inside and outside of school exciting and challenging experiences take place. Growing up is never easy; every character has its own, unique story of love, friendship, loneliness, sorrow, discovery. There is drama and joy in school, family, teachers, parents, divorce, bullying, and always dreams for the future.

Directed by Tonnie Dinjens - With Ricardo Blei, Imanuelle Grives, Elvira Out, Dennis Willekens

Danni Lowinski(2013-2016)

40min per episode | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Danni Lowinski is a hairdresser in need of money who decides to become a lawyer.

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