Best Dutch reality series
A curated collection of popular reality series from Netherlands.
Zomergasten (1988)
Zomergasten (1988)
This VPRO's ‘summer classic’ is based on an equally simple and refreshing idea that originated in 1988: When during the summer most of the channels are showing reruns, ask interesting people people to curate their ‘favorite television evening’ and let them clarify the fragments in a long-form interview/conversation.The programme was first aired in 1988. Each episode takes up an entire Sunday evening, lasting typically three hours. It consists of an in-depth studio interview with a notable Dutch, Belgian or other Dutch-speaking foreigner, interspersed with cinema or television footage selected by the guest, which is subsequently discussed. Guests include writers, scientists, television personalities, politicians or business people.
Adam zkt. Eva (2014)
Adam zkt. Eva (2014)
Adam zkt. Eva (Dutch for Adam seeks Eve) is a Dutch television dating show. The show's gimmick is that the two candidates are naked, and an additional twist is that a second candidate (also naked) for the main character's affections is introduced halfway through the program.
I Am Jazz (2015)
I Am Jazz (2015)
Meet Jazz Jennings! Jazz is a transgender teenage girl who has been living as a girl since she was in kindergarten. Parents Jeanette and Greg have spent the years finding doctors to treat their daughter, while fighting the discrimination and misconceptions associated with what it means to be transgender. But, now that Jazz is 14, she is on the brink of the biggest challenge of her life: high school.
Expedition Robinson (NL) (2000)
Expedition Robinson (NL) (2000)
Expedition Robinson is a reality television program in which 16 contestants are put into survival situations, and a voting process eliminates one person each episode until a winner is determined.
Ex on the Beach: Double Dutch (2016)
Ex on the Beach: Double Dutch (2016)
Eight hot, sexy singles off to paradise for a summer of love ... Or so they think. They party, dating and flirting under sweltering temperatures in a tropical setting. The perfect conditions for budding romances, (a) one-night stand (s) or maybe finding true (holiday) love. When they least expect,there will be unexpected visit from their exes. Some want revenge, others hope to win back their ex. One thing is certain; hiding is pointless. Because nobody knows where and whenever a new ex will arrive.
Boer zoekt vrouw (2004)
Boer zoekt vrouw (2004)
The basic structure of the program is that a number of farmers are presented with women from the city, from whom they choose one to be their spouse. The first edition premièred in the United Kingdom on ITV in 2001. However, the original format of the program is likely to date back to the TV program Bauer sucht Bäuerin, which was broadcast in 1983 on SF DRS in Switzerland.
Louisa & Rosanna, Onze Transgender Liefde (2015)
Louisa & Rosanna, Onze Transgender Liefde (2015)
The special transgender couple Louisa and Rowan is back on TLC with their own 8-part series. After their wedding - previously seen in the documentary Louisa & Rosanna, Our Transgender Wedding - they try to pick up their normal lives again. Although 'normal' may not be the right word for this Limburg love couple. The series is full of hilarious moments, funny statements and moving scenes and everything is covered: their dream to return to the caravan, their long-cherished desire to have children, their search for work and their unique honeymoon.
Temptation Island (BE/NL) (2002)
Temptation Island (BE/NL) (2002)
In 'Temptation Island' four couples do the ultimate relationship test in twelve days, they are separated from each other, to spend time with 11 single men and single women, who try to seduce them on a tropical island. There are dates in the most exclusive places and at the campfire the partners get to see videos of each other. Is their relationship strong enough? Can they resist the temptation or are they too weak and what will be the consequences?
Paradise Hotel (NL) (2024)
Paradise Hotel (NL) (2024)
Valerio Zeno receives a group of singles at Paradise Hotel, where one hotel rule applies: either you share a room or you check out. At check-in, the participants indicated whether they came for money or love. Blooming loves, broken hearts and new friendships that are put to the test: who can withstand that and knows how to hold out until the end?
The Gherkin King (2023)
The Gherkin King (2023)
The Gherkin King is a reality series about the striking Oos Kesbeke, who is at the helm of his gigantic pickles empire. His sons Camiel and Silvian, the pickle princes, must be prepared to take over the business in the long term.
Real Girls in the Jungle (2011)
Real Girls in the Jungle (2011)
Female candidates from other Dutch reality shows are brought together to complete assignments.
Kees van der Spek Ontmaskert (2019)
Kees van der Spek Ontmaskert (2019)
Special Forces VIPS (2021)
Special Forces VIPS (2021)
Kopen Zonder Kijken (2019)
Kopen Zonder Kijken (2019)
Het Perfecte Plaatje Op Reis (2022)
Het Perfecte Plaatje Op Reis (2022)
Eight Dutch celebrities with a passion for photography will compete against each other. This special edition will take place in beautiful Argentina. The participants will be given the most impressive assignments, with the South American country guaranteeing spectacular images.
B & B Bankzitters (2024)
B & B Bankzitters (2024)
The Bankzitters get the key to a beautiful B&B for a week. They each organize their own day on which they decide what they are going to do with the five of them and experience the week of their lives!
