Skam NL (also known as Skam Dutch or Skam Netherlands; often stylized in all caps) is a Dutch teen drama television series based on the Norwegian television series Skam. It was broadcast by NPO 3 from 16 September 2018 to 4 June 2019.

Skam NL
Also known as
  • Skam Dutch
  • Skam Netherlands
GenreTeen drama
Created byJulie Andem
Developed byBobbie Koek
Screenplay byAshgan El-Hamus
Directed by
  • Bobbie Koek
  • Isabel Lamberti
  • Floor van der Meulen
Starring
  • Suus de Nies
  • Zoë Love Smith
  • Bo van Borssum Waalkes
  • Sara Calmeijer Meijburg
  • Sara Awin
  • Melisa Diktas
  • Reiky de Valk
  • Monk Dagelet
  • Florian Regtien
  • Josep Hendrikx
ComposerBo Koek
Country of originNetherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes21
Production
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Jeroen Kiers
  • Sam Du Pon
Running time15–23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNPO 3
Release16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) –
4 June 2019 (2019-06-04)

Plot

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Skam NL follows the daily life of high school students at St-Gregorius College in Utrecht[1][2] and the various problems they face. The plot of each season focuses around a different central character and particular themes. Each adaptation of the original series follows a similar storyline, with the first season focusing on Isa Keijser (the counterpart of Skam's Eva Kviig Mohn), and the second on Liv Reijners (the counterpart of Noora Amalie Sætre).

Cast and characters

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Actor Character Based on
Season 1 Season 2
Central characters
Suus de Nies Isa Keijser Eva Kviig Mohn Central Main
Zoë Love Smith Liv Reijners Noora Amalie Sætre Main Central
Main characters
Bo van Borssum Waalkes Engel Beekman Vilde Hellerud Lien Main
Sara Calmeijer Meijburg Janna Mertens Christina "Chris" Berg Main
Sara Awin Imaan Elami Sana Bakkoush Main
Melisa Diktas Esra Aydin Linn Larsen Hansen Main
Sana Bakkoush
Reiky de Valk Kes de Beus Jonas Noah Vasquez Main Recurring
Monk Dagelet Noah Boom William Magnusson Recurring Main
Florian Regtien Lucas van der Heijden Isak Valtersen Main Recurring
Josep Hendrikx Ralph Hansen Eskild Tryggvasson Main
Recurring and guest characters
Hadjja Fatmata Tinggel Bah Olivia Ingrid Theis Gaupseth Recurring
Silver van Sprundel Gijs Hartveld Christoffer "Penetrator-Chris" Schistad Recurring
Aida Gai Tess Sara Nørstelien Recurring Guest
Lina Cohen Anna Iben Sandberg Recurring
Noah Canales Jayden School Elias Recurring
Lewis Ramos Micha Recurring
Dana Nechushtan Mama Isa Mama Eva Recurring
Maarten van Hinte Father Liv Father Noora Recurring
Jurriaan van Seters Morris Boom Nikolai Magnusson Recurring
Marlijn van der Veen Marie van Aspen Mari Aspeflaten Recurring
Carl Martin Eggesbø Eskild Tryggvasson Guest

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
111September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)NPO 3
210March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)June 4, 2019 (2019-06-04)

Season 1

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Season 1 comprised 11 episodes. Isa Keijser is the central character and the season focuses on her relationship with her boyfriend Kes, as well as themes of loneliness, identity, and friendship.[3]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDurationOriginal air date
11"Episode 1"
(Aflevering 1)
20 minSeptember 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)
22"Episode 2"
(Aflevering 2)
22 minSeptember 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
33"Episode 3"
(Aflevering 3)
15 minSeptember 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)
44"Episode 4"
(Aflevering 4)
17 minOctober 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)
55"Episode 5"
(Aflevering 5)
17 minOctober 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
66"Episode 6"
(Aflevering 6)
19 minOctober 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)
77"Episode 7"
(Aflevering 7)
17 minOctober 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)
88"Episode 8"
(Aflevering 8)
19 minNovember 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
99"Episode 9"
(Aflevering 9)
17 minNovember 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)
1010"Episode 10"
(Aflevering 10)
17 minNovember 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
1111"Episode 11"
(Aflevering 11)
19 minNovember 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)

Season 2

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Season 2 comprised 10 episodes. Liv Reijners is the central character[4] and the season focuses on her relationship with Noah, a popular boy at school, and themes of friendship, self-image, and sexual abuse.[citation needed]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDurationOriginal air date
121"Episode 1"
(Aflevering 1)
17 minMarch 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)
132"Episode 2"
(Aflevering 2)
15 minApril 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)
143"Episode 3"
(Aflevering 3)
20 minApril 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)
154"Episode 4"
(Aflevering 4)
19 minApril 16, 2019 (2019-04-16)
165"Episode 5"
(Aflevering 5)
19 minApril 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)
176"Episode 6"
(Aflevering 6)
17 minMay 7, 2019 (2019-05-07)
187"Episode 7"
(Aflevering 7)
23 minMay 14, 2019 (2019-05-14)
198"Episode 8"
(Aflevering 8)
23 minMay 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)
209"Episode 9"
(Aflevering 9)
21 minMay 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)
2110"Episode 10"
(Aflevering 10)
22 minJune 4, 2019 (2019-06-04)

Production

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In October 2017, The Hollywood Reporter announced that a Dutch adaptation of Skam was in development alongside American, German, French, Spanish, and Italian versions.[5] NTR purchased the remake rights in January 2018.[6] Production for the first season began in July 2018,[7] while the trailer was released in August.[8] A countdown on the series' website revealed the first clip would be released on September 10, 2018, making it the sixth Skam remake to premiere.[3][9]

In November 2018, the SKAM NL website was updated to confirm a second season. [citation needed] In February 2019, it was confirmed that the second season's first clip would premiere on March 18, and that full episodes would be airing on Tuesdays, a change from the first season, when episodes aired on Sunday nights.[10] An official trailer for the season was released on March 10.[11]

Cancellation

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In September 2019, despite the series' popularity, NPO 3 confirmed that the series would not be returning for a third season, citing high production costs.[12]

In 2020, the SKAM NL official Instagram account announced a binge-watching event of the series in light of the COVID-19 pandemic,[13] which many fans believed would lead to a revival of the series, but this was not the case. The series remains available to stream on the official SKAM NL YouTube channel with English subtitles,[14] and on the official NPO 3 website.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Opnames televisieserie SKAM op het Gregorius – Descart & Waldorf Utrecht". St-Gregorius College (in Dutch).
  2. ^ Koop, Peter (2018-06-06). "Utrechtse Gregorius decor van nieuwe tv-serie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  3. ^ a b van der Kooi, Walter (28 September 2018). "Twee dramaseries voor jongeren over jongeren, grotendeels door jongeren". De Groene Amsterdammer (in Dutch).
  4. ^ "Meer over de serie". NPO3 (in Dutch).
  5. ^ Roxborough, Scott (14 October 2017). "MIPCOM: European Networks Jump on Adaptations of Scandi Sensation 'Shame'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. ^ "NTR maakt Nederlandse versie van Skam - BM". Broadcast Magazine (in Dutch). 17 January 2018.
  7. ^ @isabellamberti (11 July 2018). "🤘🏼👱🏻‍♀️👯‍♀️Co-directing the series SKAM with @bobbiekoek 🤘🏼👱🏻‍♀️👯‍♀️" – via Instagram.
  8. ^ SKAM NL - Trailer. SKAMNL. 24 August 2018 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Kraak, Haro (14 September 2018). "Noorse populaire serie Skam weet wat tieners willen kijken, zal dat voor de Nederlandse remake ook gelden?". de Volkskrant (in Dutch).
  10. ^ van Steensel, Tom (18 February 2019). "SKAM NL S02 gaat eind maart van start bij de NPO - de Lagarde - BNNVARA". de Lagarde (in Dutch).
  11. ^ SKAM NL - Trailer Season 2. SKAMNL. 10 August 2019 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ @NPO3 (November 21, 2019). "We understand you're disappointed! Unfortunately SKAM is an expensive series to produce, compared to other NPO 3 web series. The resources for online series are scarce and choices had to be made. Therefore we had to decide to not make a new season for SKAM NL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @skamnl (21 March 2020). "Dagelijks om 20.30u streamen we op ons YouTubekanaal 2 afleveringen SKAM NL om samen, tegelijkertijd te kijken. We hopen een plek te creëren waar alle SKAM-fans kunnen samenkomen in deze rare tijden. Stay safe!" [Every day at 8:30pm we will be streaming 2 episodes of SKAM NL on our YouTube channel to watch together at the same time. We hope to create a place where SKAM fans can come together during these strange times. Stay safe!] – via Instagram.
  14. ^ "SKAM NL". YouTube.
  15. ^ "SKAM NL gemist? Terugkijken doe je op NPO3.nl". NPO 3 (in Dutch).
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