Medea is a 2005 Dutch television serial in six episodes directed by Theo van Gogh, starring Katja Schuurman, Thijs Römer and Tara Elders. It tells the story of the daughter of a politician who tries to help her selfish boyfriend to become the prime minister of the Netherlands.

The screenplay was written by Theodor Holman and is a take on Euripides' play Medea, with the story moved to contemporary Dutch politics. The serial was produced by Column Film for the broadcaster AVRO.[1]

It won the Special Prize and was nominated for the Golden Calf for Best Television Drama at the 2005 Netherlands Film Festival.[2]

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  1. ^ "Medea". Netherlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  2. ^ "Gouden Kalf winnaars" (in Dutch). Netherlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
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