Kes van den Broek

A young woman Sam who has her eye on the mysterious Fender. When she sees him, she immediately knows that he could cause trouble, but he is too charming to let go. Sam feels his attraction, but also that something is not right about him.

Noah makes The Switch of her life when she is not allowed to attend Hoogland and has to compulsorily attend Lorentz. Together with her bestie Jessey, she devises a genius plan: what if they switch identities and thus schools? Everything seems to work, until she is labelled a Misfit at Hoogland. Despite her secret, will she manage to find a Misfit squad and still enter Dance United, the dance competition for schools?

While the original 1996 series was set in a secondary school, the new version shifts the story to a vocational college: Fort Alpha. When the renowned, provincial Fort Alpha merges with the urban MBO Oostland, two vastly different worlds collide. This divide quickly ignites a fierce conflict, putting friendships, relationships, and the future of Fort Alpha and its students at stake.

The new BNNVARA youth series *Taakstraf* follows Donny, Tess, Kyara, Younes, and Barry—five vastly different young people who must complete their community service together during the school holidays. Under the supervision of the clumsy work coordinator Sam, they work in the most unexpected places. From a dog shelter to a hospital, a farm, a food bank, and a music festival, even the simplest task invariably descends into total chaos... The series is not just about the punishment itself, but above all about the young people serving it. Along the way, the circumstances, home situations, and choices that led to their community service are revealed. In doing so, the series shows that a first impression rarely tells the whole story.