The BEST Videoland (NL) shows of all time

#1 - New Neighbours

A TV drama series for RTL based on the bestseller by Saskia Noort. Peter (Daan Schuurmans) and Eva (Bracha van Doesburgh), a young couple expecting their first child, buy a house in a suburban village. Before they get to move into their new home, they lose their baby girl. Eva has a hard time coping with her loss, while Peter has mixed feelings. The baby wasn't his to begin with. He's infertile and hopes the chapter of having children has now come to an end. Then they meet their new neighbours Rebecca and Steven, a carefree, outgoing couple who help them forget their pain. But are they really who they say they are?

#2 - Mocro Maffia

Mocro Maffia is a crime story about best friends Romano, Potlood and De Paus. With the three of them, they rise in rank within the criminal world. Before they know it, they own the total coke market within Amsterdam. Because of jealousy, their relation becomes complicated and ends up hostile...

#3 - Black Tulip

Black Tulip (Zwarte Tulp) evolves about the developments between two families from the "bollenstreek" in The Netherlands, which have become hereditary enemies because of a mysterious accident in the past. Their many years ongoing feud is strengthened and kept up to date by the race to the black tulip. Step by step, the mystery is unravelled. Nothing is what it seems, but surely important decisions are to be taken about life and death, love and hate, release and hold, harmony and chaos.

#4 - Gooische Vrouwen

Gooische Vrouwen is a Dutch drama series, created by Linda de Mol for her brother John's Tien channel. Favourably compared to Desperate Housewives and Sex in the City, the series chronicles the lives of four upper-class women residing in Het Gooi (the Dutch equivalent of Beverly Hills) and ran from 2005 to 2009. It was the biggest success on the otherwise ill-fated Tien, and after the closure of Tien the series continued on RTL. Gooische Vrouwen has since been sold to Germany (for which version Linda De Mol dubbed her own voice), Belgium and France.

#5 - Sleepers (2022)

Sleepers tells the hard story of Martin, a corrupt cop who moves between the underworld of Utrecht and the upper world of criminal investigation. While his best friend Willem and newcomer Dwight are increasingly moving toward the underworld, Martin cannot let on to wife, who is herself a skilled internal affairs detective.

#6 - De 12 van Oldenheim

In 'The Oldenheim 12' we follow the lives of the residents of the extremely traditional Dutch village of Oldenheim. The locals are shaken to the core when they suddenly face a series of mysterious disappearances.

#7 - Judas

Astrid Holleeder works towards the moment when she definitively betrays her brother to Justice. Flashbacks make it clear what childhood she and her brother have wrestled themselves with and how painful, but necessary, her betrayal is.

#8 - MÁXIMA

From the moment Máxima Zorreguieta appears at the Dutch crown prince’s side, she finds herself in the spotlight. When Willem-Alexander asks her to marry him, the past catches up with her. Heated discussion erupts about her father’s political career in the Videla regime – a discussion she never faced in her own circles. What allows this Argentine to finally thrive at an old European court? And how can Máxima stay true to herself without giving up her family – or do these things not go together?

#9 - Love Island (NL/BE)

Love Island will see a stunning cast engage in the ultimate game of love, as they land in a sunshine paradise in search of passion and romance. Each of the glamorous members of the public will live like celebrities in a luxury villa, but in order to stay there, they will not only have to win over the hearts of each other, but also the hearts of the public. Can true love win out on Love Island or is it all a game? Viktor Verhulst and Holly Mae Brood introduce us to the cast of hot, young singles who have come looking for a summer of love and romance. The winners will leave the island with a price in six weeks’ time but to get their hands on it the singles will need to go the distance.

#10 - Drag Race Holland

Following other international iterations like RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Canada's Drag Race, Drag Race Thailand, and South America's The Switch Drag Race, Drag Race Holland's cast of 10 queens will compete in weekly challenges and lip-sync-for-your-life duels, with the full roster of competitors and the panel of judges to be announced in the weeks ahead.

#11 - Temptation Island VIPS

#12 - Ex on the Beach: Double Dutch

Eight sexy singles head off to heaven for a love-filled summer on the show's first Dutch edition. The perfect conditions for romances with the unexpected visits of your exes.