Jard Struik

When small-time online scammer Soufian is forced to take a job at the Super XL supermarket to pay off his debts, he uncovers a plan to replace the staff with automated self-checkout systems. What starts as a quick-money scheme turns into an unexpected rebellion, as the store’s eccentric shelf stackers refuse to be made obsolete.

Reconnecting in the 1990s years after being school bandmates, two budding musicians struggle to balance success and happiness when they form a Eurodance act that skyrockets them to fame and fortune.

Best Friends follows the life of a group of friends at their high school ‘Spangalis College’. Inside and outside of school exciting and challenging experiences take place. Growing up is never easy; every character has its own, unique story of love, friendship, loneliness, sorrow, discovery. There is drama and joy in school, family, teachers, parents, divorce, bullying, and always dreams for the future.

Bad Influencer follows Donna and Rico, who unexpectedly find themselves in the fast-paced world of virals, vloggers and Insta-egos. Donna is a slacker with a small heart and a big mouth, who becomes famous without wanting to after a one-night stand with a prank vlogger.

'Rijkdom' is an 8-part comedy youth series about a boy without money. Together with his friends, he is seduced by an online entrepreneur to get rich as quickly as possible. In this way they come into contact with increasingly devious ways to make money. The more money they make, the more the friendship is strained. With 'Richdom', KRO-NCRV wants to make young people aware of the pitfalls of wanting to get rich quickly and show that not everything that appears online is reality.

Series that takes place in a fictional supermarket

Everybody is well into the apps, socials, videos, streams and games. All those online tools often seem to be free, but aren't. You not only pay with money, but also with data. How does that actually work? What happens with that data? Jard Struik investigates this.