Rosa Kreulen

On the day before a big audition, young actrice Danaé is trying to learn her lines. Everyone else in the city seems to have better plans during the raging heatwave, like house parties or watching the national football team. While Danaé struggles and the audition draws near, the city seems keeps intruding further in her personal space.

That night, Jesper and Rein wanted to go to Tessa's party. They have just played sports and are exhausted, Rein has been hit especially hard (he thinks), and therefore has an incredible appetite for Peking Duck from his favourite Chinese restaurant. Jesper doubts as he is a bit short on cash (as he has been for decades). This exposes a skewed dynamic in their friendship.

One night an unusually powerful solar storm hits the Netherlands, the paths of ambulance driver Alima and pretend student Bobbie cross. Under pressure from their failed attempts, the young women seek a way to achieve a happy ending.

When André, Bart and David go to do odd jobs in an old farmhouse, they no longer appear immortal. They alternate leaden seriousness with limp nattering, but that doesn't escape the fact that they are getting older.

When Jade and Kaitlynn's close friendship is tested by a denied euthanasia request, Jade takes matters into her own hands to ensure her friend's dignified death.

For twenty-something Willem, January begins with a heavy dose of heartbreak. He is confronted with the question: who am I now, without my ex?

Inspired by a true crime that gripped a whole nation for more than a decade. In the spring of 1999, the body of a 16-year-old girl was found on the outskirts of a small village in The Netherlands, next to an asylum seekers' center. ‘The Hunt’ depicts how the long and frustrating search for the perpetrator confronted the inhabitants and asylum seekers of this little Dutch town with xenophobia, racism, and bizarre and persistent conspiracy theories, fueled by social media. The crime remained unsolved for more than 12 years, until an unprecedented use of a large-scale DNA investigation finally solved the case.

When the new Minister of Foreign Affairs takes office, all sorts of skeletons come tumbling out of the closet, not only politically, but especially personally.