{{Short description|Dutch teen drama television series (2018–2019)}} {{Infobox television | alt_name = {{Plain list| * ''Skam Dutch'' * ''Skam Netherlands'' }} | image = Skam NL logo.svg | genre = Teen drama | creator = Julie Andem | developer = Bobbie Koek | screenplay = Ashgan El-Hamus | director = {{Plain list| * Bobbie Koek * Isabel Lamberti * Floor van der Meulen }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Suus de Nies * Zoë Love Smith * Bo van Borssum Waalkes * Sara Calmeijer Meijburg * Sara Awin * Melisa Diktas * Reiky de Valk * Monk Dagelet * Florian Regtien * Josep Hendrikx }} | composer = Bo Koek | country = Netherlands | language = Dutch | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 21 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = | location = {{Plainlist| * Utrecht, Netherlands }} | cinematography = {{Plainlist| * Jeroen Kiers * Sam Du Pon }} | runtime = 15–23 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * NTR * Beta Film }} | network = NPO 3 | first_aired = {{Start date|2018|09|16|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2019|06|04|df=y}} }} '''''Skam NL''''' (also known as '''''Skam Dutch''''' or '''''Skam Netherlands'''''; often stylized in all caps) is a Dutch teen drama television series based on the Norwegian television series ''Skam''. It was broadcast by NPO 3 from 16 September 2018 to 4 June 2019.
==Plot== ''Skam NL'' follows the daily life of high school students at St-Gregorius College in Utrecht<ref>{{cite web |title=Opnames televisieserie SKAM op het Gregorius – Descart & Waldorf Utrecht |url=https://gregorius.nl/skam/ |website=St-Gregorius College |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| last = Koop| first = Peter| title = Utrechtse Gregorius decor van nieuwe tv-serie| work = Algemeen Dagblad| access-date = 2023-11-05| date = 2018-06-06| url = https://www.ad.nl/utrecht/utrechtse-gregorius-decor-van-nieuwe-tv-serie~a107abd9/| language = nl}}</ref> and the various problems they face. The plot of each season focuses around a different central character and particular themes. Each adaptation of the original series follows a similar storyline, with the first season focusing on Isa Keijser (the counterpart of ''Skam'''s Eva Kviig Mohn), and the second on Liv Reijners (the counterpart of Noora Amalie Sætre).
==Cast and characters== {|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2|Actor ! rowspan=2|Character ! rowspan=2|Based on |- ! style="width:6"|Season 1 ! style="width:6"|Season 2 |- | scope="row" colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | '''Central characters''' |- |Suus de Nies||Isa Keijser||Eva Kviig Mohn||colspan="1" {{cAlso starring|Central}}||colspan="1" {{cMain}} |- |Zoë Love Smith||Liv Reijners||Noora Amalie Sætre||colspan="1" {{cMain}}||colspan="1" {{cAlso starring|Central}} |- |scope="row" colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | '''Main characters''' |- |Bo van Borssum Waalkes||Engel Beekman||Vilde Hellerud Lien||colspan="2" {{cMain}} |- |Sara Calmeijer Meijburg||Janna Mertens||Christina "Chris" Berg||colspan="2" {{cMain}} |- |Sara Awin||Imaan Elami||Sana Bakkoush||colspan="1" {{cMain}}|| colspan="1" {{n/a|}} |- |rowspan=2|Melisa Diktas||rowspan=2|Esra Aydin||Linn Larsen Hansen||rowspan="2" {{n/a|}}||rowspan="2" {{cMain}} |- | Sana Bakkoush |- |Reiky de Valk||Kes de Beus||Jonas Noah Vasquez||colspan="1" {{cMain}}||colspan="1" {{cRecurring}} |- |Monk Dagelet||Noah Boom||William Magnusson||colspan="1" {{cRecurring}}||colspan="1" {{cMain}} |- |Florian Regtien||Lucas van der Heijden||Isak Valtersen||colspan="1" {{cMain}}||colspan="1" {{cRecurring}} |- |Josep Hendrikx||Ralph Hansen||Eskild Tryggvasson||colspan="1" {{n/a|}}||colspan="1" {{cMain}} |- |scope="row" colspan="5" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | '''Recurring and guest characters''' |- |Hadjja Fatmata Tinggel Bah||Olivia||Ingrid Theis Gaupseth||colspan="2" {{cRecurring}} |- |Silver van Sprundel||Gijs Hartveld||Christoffer "Penetrator-Chris" Schistad||colspan="2" {{cRecurring}} |- |Aida Gai||Tess||Sara Nørstelien||colspan="1" {{cRecurring}}||colspan="1" {{cGuest}} |- |Lina Cohen||Anna||Iben Sandberg||colspan="2" {{cRecurring}} |- |Noah Canales||Jayden School||Elias||colspan="2" {{cRecurring}} |- |Lewis Ramos||Micha||||colspan="2" {{cRecurring}} |- |Dana Nechushtan||Mama Isa||Mama Eva||colspan="1" {{cRecurring}}||colspan="1" {{n/a|}} |- |Maarten van Hinte||Father Liv||Father Noora||colspan="1" {{n/a|}}||colspan="1" {{cRecurring}} |- |Jurriaan van Seters||Morris Boom||Nikolai Magnusson||colspan="1" {{n/a|}}||colspan="1" {{cRecurring}} |- |Marlijn van der Veen||Marie van Aspen||Mari Aspeflaten||colspan="1" {{n/a|}}||colspan="1" {{cRecurring}} |- |Carl Martin Eggesbø||Eskild Tryggvasson||||colspan="1" {{n/a|}}||colspan="1" {{cGuest}} |}
==Episodes== ===Series overview=== {{Series overview | color1 = #E8DC14 | link1 = <includeonly>Skam NL</includeonly>#Season 1 | episodes1 = 11 | start1 = {{Start date|2018|9|16}} | end1 = {{End date|2018|11|25}} | network1 = NPO 3
| color2 = #00A9A1 | link2 = <includeonly>Skam NL</includeonly>#Season 2 | episodes2 = 10 | start2 = {{Start date|2019|3|26}} | end2 = {{End date|2019|6|4}} }}
===Season 1=== Season 1 comprised 11 episodes. Isa Keijser is the central character and the season focuses on her relationship with her boyfriend Kes, as well as themes of loneliness, identity, and friendship.<ref name="De Groene Amsterdammer">{{cite web |last1=van der Kooi |first1=Walter |title=Twee dramaseries voor jongeren over jongeren, grotendeels door jongeren |url=https://www.groene.nl/artikel/skam-en-anne |website=De Groene Amsterdammer |language=nl |date=28 September 2018}}</ref> {{Episode table |background=#E8DC14 |overall= |season= |title= |airdate=20 | Aux1=|Aux1T = Duration|episodes = {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Episode 1 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 1 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|9|16|}} | Aux1 = 20 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Episode 2 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 2 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|9|23|}} | Aux1 = 22 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Episode 3 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 3 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|9|30|}} | Aux1 = 15 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Episode 4 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 4 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|10|7|}} | Aux1 = 17 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Episode 5 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 5 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|10|14|}} | Aux1 = 17 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Episode 6 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 6 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|10|21|}} | Aux1 = 19 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Episode 7 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 7 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|10|28|}} | Aux1 = 17 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Episode 8 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 8 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|11|4|}} | Aux1 = 19 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = Episode 9 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 9 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|11|11|}} | Aux1 = 17 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = Episode 10 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 10 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|11|18|}} | Aux1 = 17 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = Episode 11 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 11 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2018|11|25|}} | Aux1 = 19 min }} }}
===Season 2=== Season 2 comprised 10 episodes. Liv Reijners is the central character<ref>{{cite web |title=Meer over de serie |url=https://www.npo3.nl/meer-over-de-serie |website=NPO3 |language=nl}}</ref> and the season focuses on her relationship with Noah, a popular boy at school, and themes of friendship, self-image, and sexual abuse.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} {{Episode table |background=#00A9A1 |overall= |season= |title= |airdate=20 | Aux1=|Aux1T = Duration|episodes = {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Episode 1 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 1 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2019|3|26|}} | Aux1 = 17 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Episode 2 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 2 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2019|4|2|}} | Aux1 = 15 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Episode 3 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 3 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2019|4|9|}} | Aux1 = 20 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Episode 4 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 4 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2019|4|16|}} | Aux1 = 19 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Episode 5 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 5 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2019|4|23|}} | Aux1 = 19 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 17 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Episode 6 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 6 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2019|5|7|}} | Aux1 = 17 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 18 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Episode 7 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 7 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2019|5|14|}} | Aux1 = 23 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 19 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Episode 8 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 8 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2019|5|21|}} | Aux1 = 23 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 20 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = Episode 9 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 9 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2019|5|28|}} | Aux1 = 21 min }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 21 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = Episode 10 | NativeTitle = Aflevering 10 | OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2019|6|4|}} | Aux1 = 22 min }} }}
==Production== In October 2017, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' announced that a Dutch adaptation of ''Skam'' was in development alongside American, German, French, Spanish, and Italian versions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roxborough |first1=Scott |title=MIPCOM: European Networks Jump on Adaptations of Scandi Sensation 'Shame' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mipcom-european-networks-jump-adaptations-scandi-sensation-shame-1048903/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=14 October 2017}}</ref> NTR purchased the remake rights in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=NTR maakt Nederlandse versie van Skam - BM |url=https://www.broadcastmagazine.nl/radio-televisie/televisie/ntr-maakt-nederlandse-versie-van-skam/ |website=Broadcast Magazine |language=nl |date=17 January 2018}}</ref> Production for the first season began in July 2018,<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=isabellamberti |postid=BlGe2S8nByu |title=🤘🏼👱🏻♀️👯♀️Co-directing the series SKAM with @bobbiekoek 🤘🏼👱🏻♀️👯♀️ |date=11 July 2018}}</ref> while the trailer was released in August.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=24 August 2018 |title=SKAM NL - Trailer |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM_thNIyfEA&ab_channel=SKAMNL |publisher=SKAMNL |via=YouTube}}</ref> A countdown on the series' website revealed the first clip would be released on September 10, 2018, making it the sixth ''Skam'' remake to premiere.<ref name="De Groene Amsterdammer" /><ref name="de Volkskrant">{{cite web |last1=Kraak |first1=Haro |title=Noorse populaire serie Skam weet wat tieners willen kijken, zal dat voor de Nederlandse remake ook gelden? |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/noorse-populaire-serie-skam-weet-wat-tieners-willen-kijken-zal-dat-voor-de-nederlandse-remake-ook-gelden~bb6dbe9d/ |website=de Volkskrant |language=nl-NL |date=14 September 2018}}</ref>
In November 2018, the ''SKAM NL'' website was updated to confirm a second season. {{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} In February 2019, it was confirmed that the second season's first clip would premiere on March 18, and that full episodes would be airing on Tuesdays, a change from the first season, when episodes aired on Sunday nights.<ref name="de Lagarde">{{cite web |last1=van Steensel |first1=Tom |title=SKAM NL S02 gaat eind maart van start bij de NPO - de Lagarde - BNNVARA |url=https://www.bnnvara.nl/delagarde/artikelen/skam-s02-gaat-eind-maart-van-start |website=de Lagarde |language=nl |date=18 February 2019}}</ref> An official trailer for the season was released on March 10.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=10 August 2019 |title=SKAM NL - Trailer Season 2 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKD8w0QB8qU&ab_channel=SKAMNL |publisher=SKAMNL |via=YouTube}}</ref>
==Cancellation== In September 2019, despite the series' popularity, NPO 3 confirmed that the series would not be returning for a third season, citing high production costs.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=NPO3 |number=1197498542904037382 |title=We understand you're disappointed! Unfortunately SKAM is an expensive series to produce, compared to other NPO 3 web series. The resources for online series are scarce and choices had to be made. Therefore we had to decide to not make a new season for SKAM NL.}}</ref>
In 2020, the ''SKAM NL'' official Instagram account announced a binge-watching event of the series in light of the COVID-19 pandemic,<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=skamnl |postid=B9_hwAYp_c7 |title=Dagelijks om 20.30u streamen we op ons YouTubekanaal 2 afleveringen SKAM NL om samen, tegelijkertijd te kijken. We hopen een plek te creëren waar alle SKAM-fans kunnen samenkomen in deze rare tijden. Stay safe! |trans-title=Every day at 8:30pm we will be streaming 2 episodes of SKAM NL on our YouTube channel to watch together at the same time. We hope to create a place where SKAM fans can come together during these strange times. Stay safe! |date=21 March 2020}}</ref> which many fans believed would lead to a revival of the series, but this was not the case. The series remains available to stream on the official ''SKAM NL'' YouTube channel with English subtitles,<ref>{{cite web |title=SKAM NL |url=https://www.youtube.com/c/SKAMNL |website=YouTube}}</ref> and on the official NPO 3 website.<ref>{{cite web |title=SKAM NL gemist? Terugkijken doe je op NPO3.nl |url=https://www.npo3.nl/skam-nl/VPWON_1284614 |website=NPO 3 |language=nl}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * ''[https://www.npo3.nl/skam-nl/VPWON_1284614 Skam NL]'' on NPO 3 * ''[https://www.ntr.nl/SKAM-NL/335 Skam NL]'' on NTR * ''[https://www.youtube.com/c/SKAMNL Skam NL]'' on YouTube * ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8929792/ Skam NL]'' on IMDb
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