Best Dutch documentary series

Geert Mak - In Europa (2007)

In Europe, a documentary series based on the book in Europe by Geert Mak. This 35-piece set is about the history of Europe in the 20th century

De kijk van Koolhoven (2018)

De kijk van Koolhoven is a six part series of movie lectures given by director and cinephile Martin Koolhoven. On the basis of scenes from his favorite movies, Koolhoven shares his passion for cinema with the viewers. From Basic Instinct to Jaws and from Dr. Strangelove to Drive, every movie enthousiast can get his fill.

#BOOS (2016)

Floortje and the Ambassadors (2018)

Floortje Dessing krijgt exclusieve toegang tot de Nederlandse ambassades voor een unieke kijk achter de schermen. Ze ontmoet markante ambassadeurs en draait een week lang met ze mee in hun persoonlijke leven en tijdens hun diplomatieke werk.

Bureau Rotterdam (2023)

Bureau Hofstad (2021)

Reporter series in which Ewout Genemans spends several months with police officers in The Hague. We see, among other things, the necessary chases through the city, agents with guns drawn and an arrest of the arrest team. But we also get to know the agents better and better.

All-in team Jumbo Visma (2023)

Tom Dumoulin, Wout van Aert, Primož Roglič and Jonas Vingegaard are the designated leaders to help Team Jumbo-Visma to success in 2022. All four with their own unique background, life story and mission for the new cycling season, in which Jumbo-Visma aims to become the absolute autocrat in cycling.

Wortelboer en Van Rossem (2023)

Ik Vertrek (2005)

Ewout: (2021)

Ewout Genemans dives into various social arenas and walks along with those involved. He discovers the dark side of the paradise island of Curaçao and is interned at a juvenile detention center in the Netherlands. He also follows girls who, under pressure from social media, have plastic surgery performed in Turkey. And that can involve major risks.

Doctor Ruben (2023)

Ruben Terlou, once trained as a doctor, meets courageous go-getters in healthcare in seven countries who try to cure not only the ailment, but also the sickening conditions such as poverty, inequality, pollution and insecurity.

Schiphol Airport (2024)

Spuiten en Slikken op Reis (2009)

Gewoon Boef (2020)

Bij ons op de Wallen (2024)

My Tribute to Elvis (2024)

Bouke Scholten wants to show as many people as possible what a musical genius Elvis was. That is why he travels to America together with music friend Rob Kemps and delves into Elvis history.

The Most Dangerous Roads in the World (2016)

Eight celebrities couples venture on the perilous mud roads along deep chasms and ravines, extreme mountain passes and terrifying jungle routes in The Most Dangerous Roads.

De Jeugdkliniek: als niets meer werkt (2021)

Helden van Hier: Brandweer Antwerpen (2019)

Van Roosmalen op reportage (2024)

Real Life in the Zoo (2019)

The animals play the main role in this series. The animals are the real main characters and the supporting roles are for the caretakers or zoo staff. Decisive for the program is the camera technology, which shows the animals' lives everywhere behind the scenes and out of sight of the audience. We experience the 24-hour feeling within the walls of the zoo, just like the animals themselves. The program is recorded at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands.

Tygo in de GHB (2018)

Het stof daalt (2025)

Jekels Jacht (2022)

Ze Weten Alles Van Je (2022)

Investigative journalist Nadia delves into the disappearance of privacy expert Arjen Kamphuis, who mysteriously disappeared during a holiday in Norway in 2018. Arjen's disappearance has left a hole in the lives of his loved ones. But for all of us, his disappearance is a great loss. What happened to Arjen and at what cost did he keep trying to warn us?

Keuringsdienst van Waarde (2003)

"De Keuringsdienst van Waarde" is a consumer television program. The program tries to give insight in the production of food and other consumer products and tries to show where things go wrong or are different from what you might expect.By asking simple questions to aid lines of producers, as naive but persisting consumer, they get sometimes hilarious and/or revealing answers.

Nederland van Boven (2011)

The Story of The Netherlands (2022)

The Story of the Netherlands tells the story of the country we live in, from the moment the first inhabitants settled there. Never before has our history, and how it has made us who we are today, been made tangible in this way. The project consists of a 10-part television series for NPO 1, with Daan Schuurmans as narrator.

That One Word - Feyenoord (2021)

The Feyenoord Football Club operates inside for the extent of the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. But, unique footage from inside the locker room and behind the boardroom walls brings the Club and all key personalities within surprisingly closer to the audience than ever before.

Max Verstappen: Anatomy of a Champion (2023)

This three-part series offers viewers a unique look at the life of a young racing prodigy, following Max Verstappen as he trains and competes at the highest level of world sport. Focusing on Verstappen’s World Championship-winning 2022 season while looking back at his childhood, the series also delves into Verstappen’s intense relationship with his father, Jos Verstappen.