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.
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| Genre | Teen drama |
| Created by | Julie Andem |
| Developed by | Bobbie Koek |
| Screenplay by | Ashgan El-Hamus |
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| Composer | Bo Koek |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
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| Running time | 15–23 minutes |
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| Network | NPO 3 |
| Release | 16 September 2018 – 4 June 2019 |
Plot
editSkam 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
edit| Actor | Character | Based on | ||
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| Season 1 | Season 2 | |||
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| Suus de Nies | Isa Keijser | Eva Kviig Mohn | Central | Main |
| Zoë Love Smith | Liv Reijners | Noora Amalie Sætre | Main | Central |
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| 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 | |
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| 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
editSeries overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 11 | September 16, 2018 | November 25, 2018 | NPO 3 | |
| 2 | 10 | March 26, 2019 | June 4, 2019 | ||
Season 1
editSeason 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 | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" (Aflevering 1) | 20 min | September 16, 2018 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" (Aflevering 2) | 22 min | September 23, 2018 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" (Aflevering 3) | 15 min | September 30, 2018 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" (Aflevering 4) | 17 min | October 7, 2018 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" (Aflevering 5) | 17 min | October 14, 2018 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" (Aflevering 6) | 19 min | October 21, 2018 |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" (Aflevering 7) | 17 min | October 28, 2018 |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" (Aflevering 8) | 19 min | November 4, 2018 |
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 9" (Aflevering 9) | 17 min | November 11, 2018 |
| 10 | 10 | "Episode 10" (Aflevering 10) | 17 min | November 18, 2018 |
| 11 | 11 | "Episode 11" (Aflevering 11) | 19 min | November 25, 2018 |
Season 2
editSeason 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 | Title | Duration | Original air date |
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| 12 | 1 | "Episode 1" (Aflevering 1) | 17 min | March 26, 2019 |
| 13 | 2 | "Episode 2" (Aflevering 2) | 15 min | April 2, 2019 |
| 14 | 3 | "Episode 3" (Aflevering 3) | 20 min | April 9, 2019 |
| 15 | 4 | "Episode 4" (Aflevering 4) | 19 min | April 16, 2019 |
| 16 | 5 | "Episode 5" (Aflevering 5) | 19 min | April 23, 2019 |
| 17 | 6 | "Episode 6" (Aflevering 6) | 17 min | May 7, 2019 |
| 18 | 7 | "Episode 7" (Aflevering 7) | 23 min | May 14, 2019 |
| 19 | 8 | "Episode 8" (Aflevering 8) | 23 min | May 21, 2019 |
| 20 | 9 | "Episode 9" (Aflevering 9) | 21 min | May 28, 2019 |
| 21 | 10 | "Episode 10" (Aflevering 10) | 22 min | June 4, 2019 |
Production
editIn 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Opnames televisieserie SKAM op het Gregorius – Descart & Waldorf Utrecht". St-Gregorius College (in Dutch).
- ^ Koop, Peter (2018-06-06). "Utrechtse Gregorius decor van nieuwe tv-serie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ^ a b van der Kooi, Walter (28 September 2018). "Twee dramaseries voor jongeren over jongeren, grotendeels door jongeren". De Groene Amsterdammer (in Dutch).
- ^ "Meer over de serie". NPO3 (in Dutch).
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (14 October 2017). "MIPCOM: European Networks Jump on Adaptations of Scandi Sensation 'Shame'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "NTR maakt Nederlandse versie van Skam - BM". Broadcast Magazine (in Dutch). 17 January 2018.
- ^ @isabellamberti (11 July 2018). "🤘🏼👱🏻♀️👯♀️Co-directing the series SKAM with @bobbiekoek 🤘🏼👱🏻♀️👯♀️" – via Instagram.
- ^ SKAM NL - Trailer. SKAMNL. 24 August 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ 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).
- ^ van Steensel, Tom (18 February 2019). "SKAM NL S02 gaat eind maart van start bij de NPO - de Lagarde - BNNVARA". de Lagarde (in Dutch).
- ^ SKAM NL - Trailer Season 2. SKAMNL. 10 August 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ @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.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "SKAM NL". YouTube.
- ^ "SKAM NL gemist? Terugkijken doe je op NPO3.nl". NPO 3 (in Dutch).